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Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ooststellingwerf, Netherlands | 29 July 1987||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Coxless four, Eight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic finals | London 2012 M4- Tokyo 2016 M8+ Tokyo 2020 M8+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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