Anthoni "Teun" Christiaan Beijnen (13 June 1899 – 13 July 1949) was a Dutch

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 ...

who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. Beijnen was born in 1899 in

Ophemert Ophemert is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 5 km south of Tiel. Ophemert was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1978, when it was merged with Neerijnen. H ...

Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...

. In 1924 he won the gold medal with his partner Willy Rösingh in the

coxless pair A coxless pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars. The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each having one oar, one on the stroke side (rower's right ...

event. Four years later he was part of the Dutch boat which was eliminated in the second round of the men's eight competition. Beijnen was a car enthusiast and twice raced in the Monte Carlo Rally. Beijnen, who had been a heavy smoker, died in 1949 in

Beusichem Beusichem is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about northwest of Tiel. History It was first mentioned between 918 and 948 Buosinhem, and means "settlement of the people of Boso ...

of heart failure aged 50.

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1899 births 1949 deaths People from Neerijnen Dutch male rowers Olympic rowers of the Netherlands Rowers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Dutch racing drivers European Rowing Championships medalists 19th-century Dutch people 20th-century Dutch people Sportspeople from Gelderland {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub