Marieke Aleida Westerhof (born 14 August 1974 in

Denekamp Denekamp () is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the region of Twente and the municipality of Dinkelland, and lies about 9 km northeast of Oldenzaal. The town was first noted as early as the 10th century when it was ...

Overijssel Overijssel (, ; nds, Oaveriessel ; german: Oberyssel) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name translates to "across the IJssel", from the perspective of the ...

) is a retired

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

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. She won a silver medal in the women's eight with coxswain in the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

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, Australia. Four years earlier, at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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, Westerhof was part of the Dutch women's eight that finished sixth in the Olympic final.

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Dutch Olympic Committee
1974 births Living people People from Denekamp Dutch female rowers Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers of the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women Sportspeople from Overijssel {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub