Lynda Ann Cornet (born 26 January 1962 in

Leiden Leiden (; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 119,713, but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration wit ...

South Holland South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...

) is a former international

rower 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 di ...

from the

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, who won the bronze medal in the Women's Eights at the

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, alongside Marieke van Drogenbroek, Harriet van Ettekoven,

Greet Hellemans Greta "Greet" Mettina Hellemans (born 25 May 1959 in Groningen) is a former rower from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Women's Double Sculls at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, partnering with her sister Nic ...

Nicolette Hellemans Nicolette Hellemans (born 30 November 1961) is a former international Rowing (sport), rower from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the double sculls at the 1984 Summer Olympics, partnering with her elder sister Greet Hellemans, Greet. ...

Martha Laurijsen Martha "Marty" Johanna Petronella Laurijsen (born 15 April 1954 in Utrecht) is a former rowing cox from the Netherlands. She won the bronze medal coxing the Women's Eights at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, alongside Mariek ...

Catharina Neelissen Catharina Eline Maria "Catalien" Neelissen (born 4 November 1961 in Haarlem, North Holland) is a former international rower from the Netherlands, who won the bronze medal in the Women's Eights at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Califo ...

Anne Quist Johanne "Anne-Marie" Marie Quist (born 26 December 1957 in Nijmegen, Gelderland) is a former international Rowing (sport), rower from the Netherlands, who won the bronze medal in the Women's Eights at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angele ...

, and

Wiljon Vaandrager Willemien Jonetta "Wiljon" Vaandrager (born 27 August 1957 in Brummen, Gelderland) is a former international rower from the Netherlands, who won the bronze medal in the Women's Eights at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, along ...

References

Dutch Olympic Committee
1962 births Living people Dutch female rowers Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in rowing Olympic rowers of the Netherlands Sportspeople from Leiden Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub