Jan Klingers (28 August 1929 in

Zaandam Zaandam () is a city in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is the main city of the municipality of Zaanstad and received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in 1811. It is located on the river Zaan ...

– 22 April 1994 in Zaandam) was a Dutch

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who competed in the early 1950s. At the

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, he finished eighth in the K-2 1000 m event and ninth in the K-2 10000 m event.

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1929 births 1994 deaths Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Dutch male canoeists Olympic canoeists for the Netherlands Canoeists from Zaanstad 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-canoe-bio-stub