Marit van Eupen (born 26 September 1969 in

Arnhem Arnhem ( or ; german: Arnheim; South Guelderish: ''Èrnem'') is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands about 55 km south east of Utrecht. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland, located on both ban ...

) is a

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from the

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. Together with Kirsten van der Kolk she participated at the

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in Sydney where they finished in sixth position in the lightweight double sculls. Four years later they took part in

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at the 2004 Summer Olympics where they won the bronze medal. After those Olympics they became World Champion in 2005 ( Gifu, 2006 ( Eton and 2007 (

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. In 2008 they became second in the

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meeting in Luzern and they qualified themselves for the 2008 Summer Olympics where they won Olympic Gold. In 2006 van Eupen received the "Golden Oar" first awarded to Janus Ooms in 1892. Between 2005 and 2008, three years in a row, she was given the Amsterdam Sportswoman of the year award.

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* * * 1969 births Living people Dutch female rowers Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers of the Netherlands Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Arnhem Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for the Netherlands Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics 21st-century Dutch women 20th-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub