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Jean Westhuyzen

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Born
1998 (25 years old)

Birth Place
Cape Town, South Africa

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Sprint canoeist

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Australia Canoe Sprint

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Olympics Canoe Sprint

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Latest Results
Mens Kayak Single 1000m Final B 03 Aug 21
Mens Kayak Single 1000m Semi final 2 03 Aug 21
Mens Kayak Single 1000m Heat 3 02 Aug 21
Mens Kayak Single 1000m Quarterfinal 3 02 Aug 21

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Jean van der Westhuyzen (born 9 December 1998) is an Australian sprint canoeist.

He won a gold medal in the K2 1000 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, competing alongside Thomas Green. Jean also competed in the K1 1000 metres in Tokyo, finishing in 11th place by coming 3rd in the B-final.

van der Westhuyzen began as a marathon and sprint paddler. It was only on his immigration to Australia from South Africa that he concentrated on sprint racing.


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