Ester Workel (born 18 March 1975 in

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.Athlete biography: Ester Workel
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s she qualified for the

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and she led her team mates rowing to the bronze medal. They won another bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships in

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. In 2007, she returned to the eights in which the Dutch only became seventh at the World Championships. Earlier that year they won the

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in Amsterdam and they finished third in both

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and

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. She qualified for the

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with the Dutch eights forming a team with

Femke Dekker Femke Dekker (born 11 July 1979) is a Dutch rower from the Netherlands. Dekker started rowing in 1990 and made her international debut in the double sculls at the 1995 Junior World Championships in Poznań. Together with Christel Rijnten she wo ...

Annemiek de Haan Annemiek de Haan (born 15 July 1981 in Haren, Groningen) is a rower from the Netherlands.Roline Repelaer van Driel Roline Repelaer van Driel (born 28 July 1984 in Amsterdam) is a rower from the Netherlands.

Nienke Kingma Nienke Kingma (; born 12 February 1982 in Driebergen) is a rower from the Netherlands. Kingma took part in the World Championships of 2006 in the fours finishing fifth in Eton. A year later at the World Championships in Munich she was pa ...

Sarah Siegelaar Sarah Siegelaar (born 4 October 1981 in Amsterdam) is a rower from the Netherlands.Marlies Smulders Marlies Smulders (born 22 February 1982 in Amstelveen) is a rower from the Netherlands.

Helen Tanger Helen Tanger (born 22 August 1978 in Hardenberg) is a rower from the Netherlands.

and

Annemarieke van Rumpt Annemarieke van Rumpt (born 29 April 1980 in Middelharnis) is a rower from the Netherlands. Van Rumpt took part in the World Championships of 2003 in Milan winning the silver medal in the four. With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 200 ...

References

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