Home / Sport / Watersports / Olympics Canoe Sprint / Australia Canoe Sprint / Jean Westhuyzen

Name

Jean Westhuyzen

Thumb

Image Source: Unknown report

User Rating
(0 users)
Data Complete 70%

Born
1998 (26 years old)
Cape Town, South Africa

Position
Sprint canoeist

Status
Active

Ethnicity
White

Team Number


Height
184 cm

Outfitter

Kit
Wage Year

Player Cutout

Archive

Full Body Render


Sport
Watersports

Team
Australia Canoe Sprint

2nd Team


League
Olympics Canoe Sprint

Creative Commons Artwork
No

Latest Results

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

Description

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.




Trophies


Milestones


Former Youth Teams

Former Senior Teams

Former Club Staff

Contracts



Fanart


Player Poster

Banner



News Reports
None found...

Collections
None found...


Statistics
None Found...


Other Links

Facebook

Instagram