Jacob Dirk "Jaap" Zielhuis (born 2 July 1966 in
Heerde
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sailor
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Zielhuis represented his country at the
2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens
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Zielhuis took 19th place in the
Finn
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During the
Sydney Olympics 2000
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Zielhuis was coach of the
Dutch Olympic Sailing Team.
Nowadays Zielhuis is coach of the
Dutch Olympic Sailing Team.
Further reading
2000 Olympics (Sydney)
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2004 Olympics (Athens)
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References
Living people
1966 births
People from Heerde
Dutch male sailors (sport)
Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Finn
Olympic sailors of the Netherlands
Sportspeople from Gelderland
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