Jan-Dirk Nijkamp

Jan-Dirk Nijkamp (born August 11, 1964 in Voorst) is a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He competed for the Deventer Kano Vereniging.[1] At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he was eliminated in the repechages of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m event.[2] Nijkamp studied ecology and engages in public policy consulting.

Canoeing career

Nijkamp participated in the World Cup Canoe of 1985 at Hazewinkel in Heindonk, Belgium,[3] of 1990 in Duisburg, Germany,[1] and of 1991 in Paris.[4] In Paris, Nijkamp and his canoe partner Marc Weijzen met the minimum time for the 1992 Summer Olympics.[4] The final decision that Nijkamp and Weijzen could represent the Netherlands in the Olympics was made by Dutch Olympic Committee in June 1992.[5]

References
  1. "Kleine ploeg naar WK kano". Het Vrije Volk. Rotterdam. 25 June 1990. p. 17. Retrieved 21 December 2019 – via Delpher.
  2. "Kanovaarders Nijkamp en Wijzen uitgeschakeld". Trouw. 4 August 1992. p. 12. Retrieved 21 December 2019 – via Delpher.
  3. "Jan Dirk Nijkamp vaart voor niets". Het Vrije Volk. Rotterdam. 17 August 1985. p. 27. Retrieved 21 December 2019 – via Delpher.
  4. "Weijzen/Nijkamp plaatsen zich voor finale 1000 meter". Trouw. 24 August 1991. p. 15. Retrieved 21 December 2019 – via Delpher.
  5. "Nijkamp/Weyzen naar Barcelona". De Telegraaf. Amsterdam. 19 June 1992. p. 27. Retrieved 24 December 2019 – via Delpher.


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