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Maarten Van Der Linden
Everwijn Johan Maarten van der Linden (born 9 March 1969 in Voorburg, South Holland) is a former Rowing (sport), rower from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won the silver medal in the men's lightweight double sculls event in Atlanta, United States, alongside Pepijn Aardewijn. The pair came in 12th in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. ReferencesSports-Reference profile 1969 births Living people Dutch male rowers Olympic medalists in rowing Olympic rowers of the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Voorburg Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing (sport)
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is divided into two disciplines: sculling and sweep rowing. In sculling, each rower holds two oars—one in each hand, while in sweep rowing each rower holds one oar with both hands. There are several boat classes in which athletes may compete, ranging from single sculls, occupied by one person, to shells with eight rowers and a coxswain, called eights. There are a wide variety of course types and formats of racing, but most elite and championship level racing is conducted on calm water courses long with several lanes marked using buoys. Modern rowing as a competitive sport can be traced to the early 17th century when professional watermen held races (regattas) on the River Thames in London, England. Often prizes were offered by the London G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
