Eeke Geertruida van Nes (born 17 April 1969) is a retired rower from the Netherlands. She won three Olympic medals, a bronze in the double sculls in 1996, with Irene Eijs, and two silver medals in 2000, in eights and double sculls.[1] Between 1995 and 1999 she won four medals at the world championships.[2]
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Born | Delft, the Netherlands | 17 April 1969|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Delftsche Studenten-Roeivereeniging LAGA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Van Nes is a daughter of the rowers Hadriaan van Nes and Meike de Vlas[3] and granddaughter of football player Jan Thomée.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Eeke van Nes. sports-reference.com
- ^ Eeke van Nes at World Rowing
- ^ De vrouwen van 1963 Meike de Vlas werd in Vrouwbuurstermolen van het ijs gehaald. geschiedenis24.nl. 16 January 2008