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Jan Willem van Erven Dorens
Jan Willem van Erven Dorens in 1956
Personal information
Born8 November 1934 (1934-11-08) (age 90)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
ClubLaren

Jan Willem van Erven Dorens (born 8 November 1934) is a Dutch retired field hockey player. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics where his team finished in ninth place.[1] He was the Olympic flag bearer for the Netherlands at those Games.[2]

Van Erven Dorens has an elder sister, Marguérite, and a younger brother Robbie, an amateur golfer. Their father, Jan Frederik, was an architect, rower and hockey goalkeeper.[3] He is the father of television presenter and actor Beau.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Jan Willem van Erven Dorens Archived 20 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Nederlandse vlaggendragers. olympischsporterfgoed.nl
  3. ^ Putten uit het verleden van Robbie van Erven Dorens. krant.telegraaf.nl
  4. ^ "Van Erven Dorens heeft na zestig jaar begrip voor sportboycot". Hockey.nl (in Dutch). 2 January 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
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