Jacob Dirk "Jaap" Zielhuis (born 2 July 1966 in
Heerde
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sailor
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Zielhuis represented his country at the
2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens
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Zielhuis took 19th place in the
Finn.
During the
Sydney Olympics 2000 Zielhuis was coach of the
Dutch Olympic Sailing Team.
Nowadays Zielhuis is coach of the
Dutch Olympic Sailing Team.
Further reading
2000 Olympics (Sydney)
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2004 Olympics (Athens)
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References
Living people
1966 births
People from Heerde
Dutch male sailors (sport)
Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Finn
Olympic sailors of the Netherlands
Sportspeople from Gelderland
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