Co rentmeester biography

Rentmeester in front of his picture which became World Press Photo of the Year 1967
Personal information
Birth name	Jacobus Willem Rentmeester
Born	(1936-02-28) 28 February 1936 (age 88) Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Occupation	Photojournalist
Sport
Sport	Rowing

Jacobus Willem Rentmeester (born 28 February 1936), nicknamed "Co" or "Ko", is a Dutch rower.

Rentmeester was born in Amsterdam, and as a rower he represented the Dutch in double scull at the Summer Olympics in Rome.

Rentmeester was born in Amsterdam, and as a rower he represented the Dutch in double scull at the Summer Olympics in Rome.

Co Rentmeester (born ) throws himself into every photographic job with the same gusto that he called on when he rowed for Holland in the Olympics.

Life and career Rentmeester was.

Jacobus Willem Rentmeester, nicknamed "Co" or "Ko", is a Dutch rower.

Dutch/American photojournalist Co Rentmeester (Amsterdam ) was an Olympic rowing champion, reaching an honorable fifth place at the Olympic Summer.

He later became a photojournalist and covered the Vietnam War among other newsworthy events.

Life and career

Rentmeester was born in 1936 in Amsterdam. He competed with Peter Bakker in double scull and won bronze at the 1959 European Rowing Championships in Mâcon, France.

Bakker and Rentmeester reached the finals in double scull for the Netherlands at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome where they came fifth. In early 1961, Rentmeester moved to the United States and studied photography at the Art Center College in Los Angeles.

After receiving his Bachelor of Arts, Rent