John van Dyke

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJohn Lawrence•van Dyke
Used nameJohn•van Dyke
Born18 December 1935 in Ogden, Utah (USA)
Died28 August 2021 in Santa Fe, New Mexico (USA)
Measurements178 cm / 72 kg
AffiliationsPotomac BC, Washington (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

John van Dyke raced flatwater kayaks. He competed for the United States at the 1972 Olympics and the 1966 and 1970 World Championships. Van Dyke also competed at the 1967 Pan American Games when canoeing was only a demonstration sport, but he won the K-2 1,000 metres and K-2 10K events, placing second in K-4. He was US Champion in K-1 in 1965 and 1967, in K-2 in 1967, with Peter Weigand, and in 1965-66 in K-4 with the Potomac Boat Club. Van Dyke graduated from George Washington University in 1962 and later earned a masters’ degree there in 1969, and a PhD in 1972. He worked as a research psychologist.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) USA John van Dyke
Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) United States 4 h2 r2/4

Special Notes