Henri Jan Wienese (born 4 June 1942) is a former Dutch competition rower. He won the gold medal in single sculls at the

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, the only gold medal ever for the Netherlands in this event. He also won two European bronze medals in single sculls in 1965 and 1967, as well as a silver at the

1966 World Rowing Championships The 1966 World Rowing Championships was the second time that world championships in rowing were held. The regatta was held from 8 to 11 September at Lake Bled in Bled, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. There were 613 rowers from 32 countries who competed ...

. Through his sister Jetty Baars-Wienese, a former Dutch tennis champion, Wienese is the great-uncle of French former

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player, Tony Parker.

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* * 1942 births Living people Dutch male rowers Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in rowing Olympic rowers of the Netherlands Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Rowers from Amsterdam World Rowing Championships medalists for the Netherlands European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub