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In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Giessen, not Giessen.

Piet Jan van der Giessen
Personal information
Full name	Pieter Jan van der Giessen
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1918-01-01)1 January 1918 Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands
Died	10 June 1993(1993-06-10) (aged 75) Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands

Sailing career
Class	5.5 Metre

Updated on 2014-01-06

Pieter Jan "Piet Jan" van der Giessen (1 January 1918 – 10 June 1993) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country as at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Piet Jan, as crew member on the Dutch 5.5 Metre De Ruyter, took the 13th place with helmsman Wim de Vries Lentsch and fellow crew member Flip Keegstra.

Professional life

In his professional life Van der Giessen was one of the owners and founder of the shipyard Van der Giessen de Noord.

Sources

"Piet Jan van der giessen Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
"OLYMPISCHE ZEILPLOEG" (Morning ed.). De vrije pers : ochtendbulletin. 1952-06-20. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
"The Officiel Report of the Organizing Committee for the games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952" (PDF). 1955. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2014-01-26.

v t e <1948 1952 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1956>
Finn	Helmsman: Koos de Jong
Star	Helmsman: Bob Maas Crew: Eddy Stutterheim
Dragon	Helmsman: Wim van Duyl Crew: Biem Dudok van Heel Michiel Dudok van Heel
5.5 Metre	Helmsman: Wim de Vries Lentsch Crew: Flip Keegstra Piet Jan van der Giessen
6 Metre	No Dutch Representation
Substitutes	All classes: Simon de Wit Jacques Stap 5.5 Metre: F.H. Sweers
Officials	Chef d'équipe: Simon de Wit Assistent: C.H. Kaars Sypesteyn
Team size	Female: 0 Male: 12 Officials: 2 Total: 13
Medals	: 0 : 0 : 0 Total: 0
Sources	"OLYMPISCHE ZEILPLOEG" (Morning ed.). De vrije pers : ochtendbulletin. 1952-06-20. Retrieved 2014-01-26.

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