Mechiel Versluis

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Mechiel Versluis
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1987-07-29) 29 July 1987 (age 38)
Ooststellingwerf, Netherlands
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
Sport Rowing
Event(s)Coxless four, Eight
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals London 2012 M4-
Tokyo 2016 M8+
Tokyo 2020 M8+
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Eight
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Chungjiu Coxless four
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Ottensheim Eight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Aiguebelette Eight
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Seville Coxless four
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Glasgow Eight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Račice Eight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lucerne Eight

Mechiel Versluis (born 29 July 1987) is a Dutch representative rower. He is a three time Olympian, an Olympic bronze medallist and was a world and European champion in 2013 in the coxless four

He finished fifth in the coxless four at the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro he was part of the men's eight team that won a bronze medal. He won a medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships. [1]

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