Finn Florijn

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Finn Florijn
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Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1999-11-29) 29 November 1999 (age 24)
Leiden, Netherlands
Parent
Relative Karolien Florijn (sister)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
Sport Rowing
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Quadruple sculls
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Belgrade Quadruple sculls
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Bled Quadruple sculls

Finn Florijn (born 29 November 1999) is a Dutch rower.

He is the son of Ronald Florijn, who won gold at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the double sculls and gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the eight and Antje Rehaag, another Olympic rower. His sister is Karolien Florijn, who won silver at the 2020 Summer Olympics Women's coxless four and gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics Women's single sculls.

He competed in the heats of the 2020 Summer Olympics, [1] but had to withdraw before the repechage because he had contracted COVID-19. [2] [3]

He was more successful in the 2024 Summer Olympics, where he was a member of the Dutch team that won the gold medal in the Men's quadruple sculls. [4]

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References

  1. "Rowing: FLORIJN Finn". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. Cools, Meri (23 July 2021). "Finn Florijn test positief op corona" [Finn Florijn tests positive for corona]. NLroei (in Dutch).
  3. "German cyclist, Dutch rower out of Olympics after positive COVID-19 test". The Japan Times . 24 July 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  4. "Men's Quadruple Sculls - Final A results" (PDF). Olympics. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.