Olivia van Rooijen (born 29 October 1988) is a Dutch rower. She won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships and two silver medals at the European championships in 2015–2016. She placed sixth in the women's eight at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3] Van Rooijen took up rowing in 2001. She has a degree in chemistry from University of Amsterdam.[3]
 Van Rooijen at the 2016 European Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 October 1988 Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Quad scull, Coxless four, Eight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | De Hoop KAR ZV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Josy Verdonkschot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | Tokyo 2020 W4X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Olivia van Rooijen". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Olivia van Rooijen. worldrowing.com
- ^ a b Olivia van Rooijen. nbcolympics.com
External links
edit- Olivia van Rooijen at World Rowing
- Olivia van Rooijen at Olympics.com
- Olivia van Rooijen at Olympedia
- Olivia van Rooijen at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
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