Jan Hettema

{{Short description|South African cyclist (1933–2016)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}

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| name = Jan Hettema

| image = Jan Hettema, circa 1950s.jpg

| caption = Jan Hettema with a cycling trophy, circa 1950s

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|10|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Leeuwarden, Netherlands

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2016|06|29|1933|10|27}}

| death_place = Boschkop, Pretoria, South Africa

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Jan Hettema (27 October 1933 – 29 June 2016) was a South African cyclist. He competed in three events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/jan-hettema-1.html |title=Jan Hettema Olympic Results |accessdate=23 July 2014 |work=sports-reference.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924055511/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/jan-hettema-1.html |archivedate=24 September 2013 }} He was also a successful rally driver and won the South African National Rally Championship five times. He was killed during an armed robbery at his smallholding in Tweedrag near Boschkop, Pretoria on 29 June 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/former-springbok-rally-driver-murdered-20160629 |title=Former Springbok Rally Driver murdered|accessdate=29 June 2016|work=News24}}{{cite web |url=http://ewn.co.za/2016/06/29/Jan-Hettema-killed-in-shooting-at-Boschkop-farm |title=Jan Hettema killed in shooting at Boschkop farm |accessdate=29 June 2016|work=Eye Witness News}}