Jeroen Vervoort

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Jeroen Vervoort
Ronald and Jeroen Vervoort 1977.jpg
Ronald and Jeroen Vervoort in 1977
Personal information
Born (1956-06-18) 18 June 1956 (age 67)
Tilburg, the Netherlands
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubNautilus, Rotterdam

Jeroen Vervoort (born 18 June 1956) is a retired Dutch rower. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the quadruple sculls and finished in eights place, together with Victor Scheffers, Rob Robbers and his elder brother Ronald Vervoort. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. Johanna Gröne (20 July 2012) Ronald Vervoort Archived 27 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine . medischcontact.artsennet.nl
  2. Jeroen Vervoort Archived 27 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine . sports-reference.com
  3. Jeroen Vervoort at World Rowing