Gert-Jan van Doorn

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Gert-Jan van Doorn
Personal information
Born (1999-02-03) February 3, 1999 (age 26) [1]
Sport
CountryNetherlands
Sport Rowing
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals Paris 2024 M8+
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Eight
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Belgrade Eight
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Plovdiv Quadruple sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Bled Eight

Gert-Jan van Doorn (born 3 February 1999) is a Dutch rower. He won a silver medal in the men's eight at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

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Early and personal life

He attended the University of Washington in Seattle, United States. [2] He had to remain in Spokane, Washington during the Covid-19 pandemic. [3]

Career

In July 2022, with his University of Washington boat, he won the Visitors Challenge at the Henley Regatta. [4]

He won a silver medal in the coxless four at the 2023 European Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia. [5] He won a silver medal in the men's eight at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade. [6]

He won a silver medal in the men's eight at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Gert-Jan van Doorn". World Rowing. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  2. ↑ Hanson, Scott (August 3, 2024). "U.S. men's eight, with several Huskies in the boat, wins bronze medal". The Seattle Times . Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Rower Van Doorn in quarantine in Spokane: 'Super American here'". nos.nl. May 3, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  4. ↑ de Lange, Anne (July 4, 2022). "Gert-Jan van Doorn wins Henley: 'Better late than never"". nlroei.nl. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  5. ↑ Kooijman, Steven (September 3, 2023). "Rowing guns Mollee and Molenaar are raring to go: 'What the hell was I still doing on the football field?'". De Telegraaf. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Netherlands finishes at top of medal table at World Rowing Championships: 'This really needs to sink in'". ad.nl. September 10, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Zilver! Holland Acht verrast en wordt knap tweede na zinderende roeifinale". ad.nl. August 3, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
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