van der WESTHUYZEN Jean

Date of Birth: 9 Dec 1998

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.84/6'0''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Canoe Sprint	Men's Kayak Single 1000m	11
	Men's Kayak Double 1000m AUS Australia	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Single 1000m Heat 3 #10	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Single 1000m Quarterfinal 3 #24	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Single 1000m Semi-final 2 #32	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Single 1000m Final B #39	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Double 1000m Heat 1 #59	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Double 1000m Semi-final 1 #82	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Double 1000m Final A #92	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championships

Year	Location	K1 1000m
2019	Szeged, HUN	10

Oceania Open Championships

Year	Location	K1 200m	K1 500m	K1 1000m	K2 1000m	K4 500m
2020	Penrith, NSW, AUS	-	2	2	1	2
2018	Penrith, NSW, AUS	27	35	9	-	-

World Cup overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	K1 1000m
2019	1 x 8th, 1 x 12th

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
8	2019	Kayak Single 1000m	World Cup	Duisburg, GER	3:33.002
12	2019	Kayak Single 1000m	World Cup	Poznan, POL	3:35.445

Legend
C - Canoe, K - Kayak, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Jeano (paddle.org.au, 10 Apr 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Finance - Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD, AUS

Languages spoken:

Afrikaans, English

Varsity Lakes Kayak [Australia]

Jimmy Owens [national], AUS

Other sports:

He represented South Africa in canoe marathon and won bronze in the men's K2 event at the 2017 World Championships in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. (SportsDeskOnline, 04 Feb 2020)

In 2015 he suffered a stress fracture in his lower neck and was unable to compete for a year. (natalcc.co.za, 02 Jan 2016)

He took up the sport at Bridge House School in Western Cape, South Africa. (natalcc.co.za, 02 Jan 2016)

"It was offered as a sport at my junior school in year two and I thought it would be a cool activity to do with friends." (paddle.org.au, 10 Apr 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Facebook page, 06 Jun 2019)

His family and South African paddler Andy Birkett. (paddle.org.au, 10 Apr 2019)

General Interest

General
SOUTH AFRICA TO AUSTRALIA
Born and raised in South Africa, he represented South Africa before switching to compete for Australia. "It's the same book, just a different chapter. It's been amazing, being part of the Australian team and set-up. We have such an amazing support staff, and such amazing athletes." (paddle.org.au, 05 Aug 2019, 10 Apr 2019; goldcoastbulletin.com.au, 08 May 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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