Marieke Keijser

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Marieke Keijser
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1997-01-21) 21 January 1997 (age 27)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
Sport Rowing
Event(s)Lightweight single sculls, Lightweight double sculls
ClubA.R.S.R. Skadi
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Lwt double sculls
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Sarasota Lwt single sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Ottensheim Lwt double sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Plovdiv Lwt double sculls
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Glasgow Lwt double sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Račice Lwt double sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lucerne Lwt single sculls

Marieke Keijser (born 21 January 1997) is a Dutch representative rower. She is an Olympian and won the silver medal in the lightweight single sculls at the 2017 World Rowing Championships and the gold medal at the 2018 European Rowing Championships. She is racing the Dutch lightweight women's double scull with Ilse Paulis at Tokyo 2021. [1]

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Junior career

When she was young she was a ballerina and was accepted for a year at the Royal Dutch Conservatorium. She played field hockey for a while. She started rowing at aged 11, following after her brother. By age 19, Keijser had competed at three World Rowing Junior Championships. In the women’s single scull she won a bronze medal in 2014 and then a gold medal a Junior World Championship title in 2015. [2]

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References

  1. Tokyo previews at 2021 WRCIII
  2. "World Rowing - Guillaume ABDI".