André du Pon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

André du Pon

Dutch sailor

Date of Birth: 30-Aug-1924

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 24-May-2006

Profession: sailor

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

André du Pon (30 August 1924, in Amsterdam – 24 May 2006, in Medemblik) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who was three times chef d'équipe for the Dutch Olympic Sailing team.
Du Pon led his teams during the 1976 Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, the 1984 Olympics in Long Beach and the 1988 Olympics in Pusan. After sailing the Finn Du Pon was also one of the first Soling sailors of the Netherlands.
He owned the Soling H 4.