Leonardus ("Leen") Eustachius Jansen (3 August 1930 – 27 January 2014) was a boxer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the men's Middleweight (−75 kg) division by eventual winner Floyd Patterson of the United States.[1]
 Jansen in 1962 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 August 1930 Rotterdam, the Netherlands |
| Died | 27 January 2014 (aged 83) Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Club | Huizenaar, Rotterdam |
1952 Olympic results edit
Below are the results of Leen Jansen of the Netherlands who competed as a middleweight at the 1952 Olympic boxing tournament in Helsinki:
- Round of 32: bye
- Round of 16: defeated Robert Malouf (Canada) by technical knockout in the first round
- Quarterfinal: lost to Floyd Patterson (United States) by knockout in the first round
After the Summer Olympics Jansen became a professional. He boxed a total 71 matches, of which he won 60 (27 KOs). His last fight was on 2 October 1967 in his home town of Rotterdam, where he was defeated on points by Johnny Halafihi of Tonga.[2]
Since 1980 he lived in Sint-Maartensdijk with his daughter and dog. There he taught boxing through his 80s.[3] On 27 January 2014, Jansen died in the hospital of Bergen op Zoom at the age of 83.[4]
References edit
- ^ Leen Jansen. sports-reference.com
- ^ Boxing record for Leen Jansen from BoxRec (registration required)
- ^ Tonny Bogers (25 March 2013) Bokslegende Leen Jansen Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. 4tography.nl
- ^ "Leen Jansen, Olympian and Former Pro Passes at 83".
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