Gerard van der Linden (born 29 December 1981 in

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) is a rower from the

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.Athlete biography: Gerard van der Linden
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. Together with Ivo Snijders,

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and

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he finished on the 9th position. With

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, Jeroen Spaans and

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he finished third at the 2001

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meeting in

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, a fifth place in

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and sixth at the World Championships in

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In 2002 Van der Linden totally focused on the lightweight double sculls together with Ivo Snijders. They became ninth and seventh in the World Cup meetings in

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and Luzern before winning the silver medal at the Under-23 World Championships. At the senior World Championships in

they became 10th. Van der Linden, Snijders, Karel Dormans as well as Joeri de Groot started a new adventure in the lightweight double sculls in 2003, finishing second in the Munich World Cup and fourth in Luzern. These pre-tournament results earned them a place for the World Championships in

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where they won the silver medal. Their next aim was to qualify for the

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and with a seventh place in

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, a fourth in Munich and a fifth in Luzern they succeeded and could pack their bags for

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. They aimed for a medal at the Olympics but came just short and had to be satisfied with a fourth place. He then decided to row in the lightweight single scull in 2005, finishing fifth in

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, third in Munich and sixth in Luzern, before becoming fifth at the World Championships in

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. His 2006 results were almost equal with a fourth place in Munich, a fifth in Luzern and a sixth at the World Championships in Eton. In 2007 he made his comeback in the lightweight fours boat with Wolter Blankert, Arnoud Greidanus and Ivo Snijders in

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where they finished in fourth position. With

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and

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. For the 2008 season he rowed with Greidanus, Snijders, and Marshall Godschalk to an eight place at the World Cup in Munich. After they finished ninth in Luzern, Greidanus was replaced by Paul Drewes, and in

they rowed to a fifth place, which meant qualification for the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Linden, Gerard van der 1981 births Living people Dutch male rowers Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Rotterdam