About Jan Jiskoot
Born 1940. Jan Jiskoot is a Dutch swimmer.
Johannes "Jan" Jiskoot (born 3 March 1940 in Dordrecht) is a retired Dutch swimmer who won two medals in medley events at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships. He also participated in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and was sixth in the 400 m medley. He started as a backstroke swimmer, but then leaned more to butterfly and medley. On 18 September 1962 he set the European 100 m batterfly record at 0:59:50, becoming the first European to swim 100 m butterfly within one minute. Between 1960 and 1966 he was 14 times national champion and set more than 20 national records in various backstroke, butterfly and medley events.
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Who is Jan Jiskoot?
Dutch swimmer
When was Jan Jiskoot born?
Jan Jiskoot was born on 3 March 1940 in Dordrecht.
What is Jan Jiskoot's occupation?
Jan Jiskoot is a swimmer.
What nationality is Jan Jiskoot?
Jan Jiskoot is Dutch.
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