Jan Kouwenhoven (born 16 November 1965 in Sneek) is a sailor from the Netherlands,^[1] who represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics^[2][3] in Barcelona.^[4] Kouwenhoven as crew in the Dutch Men's 470 with his twin brother Ben Kouwenhoven as helmsman took the 16th place.^[5] In 1996 Kouwenhoven returned to the Olympics in Savannah, Georgia. Again with his brother, Kouwenhoven took 24th place in the Men's 470.^[1]

Kouwenhoven holds a Bachelor's degree in Business/Managerial Economics at the Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden. Nowadays Kouwenhoven is account manager for Croon Elektrotechniek (2003 – Present).^[6]

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• "The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume I Planning and Organization" (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
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