Jean van Silfhout (sportsman)

{{Short description|Dutch sportsman (1902–1956)}}

{{distinguish|Jean van Silfhout (rowing)}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Jean van Silfhout

| image = Jean Baptiste van Silfhout (1927).jpg

| caption = Van Silfhout in 1927

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1902|2|4|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Sloten, Netherlands

| death_date = {{death year and age|1956|1902}}

| death_place = Jakarta, Indonesia

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| sport = Rowing, swimming

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{{MedalSport|Men's rowing}}

{{MedalCountry|the {{NED}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Rowing Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1924 Zürich | Coxed four}}

{{MedalSilver | 1925 Prague | Coxless pair }}

{{MedalSilver | 1925 Prague | Coxless four }}

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Jean-Baptiste van Silfhout (4 February 1902 – 1956) was a Dutch sportsman.{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Jean van Silfhout |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/54578 |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=www.olympedia.org}} He competed in swimming (100 metre freestyle) and water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics, rowing (coxed four) at the 1924 Summer Olympics, and water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/jean-van-silfhout-2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418112736/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/jean-van-silfhout-2.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Jean van Silfhout Olympic Results |accessdate=29 August 2016}}{{cite web |title= Jean-Baptiste van Silhhout |url= http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/28307/ |publisher=International Rowing Federation |accessdate=16 April 2018}} He finished fifth in the water polo event at both the 1920 and 1928 Olympics.