Piet Jan van der Giessen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Pieter Jan van der Giessen |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Born | 1 January 1918 Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands |
| Died | 10 June 1993 (aged 75) Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | 5.5 Metre |
| Updated on 2014-01-06 | |
Pieter Jan "Piet Jan" van der Giessen (1 January 1918 – 10 June 1993) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country as at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Piet Jan, as crew member on the Dutch 5.5 Metre De Ruyter, took the 13th place with helmsman Wim de Vries Lentsch and fellow crew member Flip Keegstra.