Hendrik van der Meer (12 January 1916 – 25 April 1985) was a Dutch

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who won the European title in the

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event in 1947, together with Tom Neumeier. They also competed at the

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in the men's double sculls where they were eliminated in the round one repêchage.

References

1916 births 1985 deaths Dutch male rowers Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics People from Heerhugowaard European Rowing Championships medalists Rowers from North Holland 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub