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Boaz Meylink (born 22 March 1984 in Deventer) is a Dutch Olympic
Boaz Meylink (born 22 March 1984 in Deventer) is a Dutch Olympic rower
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. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
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and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
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. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
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he was part of the men's eight team that won a bronze medal.
In 2013 he became European Champion and World Champion in the men's coxless four
A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain.
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. Through the years he won several World Cup medals in the men's eight and men's coxless four
A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain.
The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on t ...
.
He finished 5th in the coxless four
A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain.
The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on t ...
at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
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* 1984 births Living people Dutch male rowers Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Deventer World Rowing Championships medalists for the Netherlands Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub