Willem Frederik Boudewijn Röell (born 12 May 1989 in

Leidschendam Leidschendam () is a town and former municipality in the province of South Holland of the Netherlands. Along with Voorburg and Stompwijk, it is part of the municipality Leidschendam-Voorburg. History The town's name has been in use for centurie ...

) is a Dutch

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. He is a dual Olympian and a representative at

World Rowing Championships The World Rowing Championships is an international Rowing (sport), rowing regatta organized by International Rowing Federation, FISA (the International Rowing Federation). It is a week-long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer ...

. He won the bronze medal in the eight at the

2015 World Rowing Championships The 2015 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 30 August to 6 September 2015 at the Lac d'Aiguebelette, Aiguebelette-le-Lac in France. Description The annual week-long rowing regatta was organized by ...

and in the eight at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

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. He raced in the men's coxless four at Tokyo 2021 and finished in sixth place.

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* * * * 1989 births Living people Dutch male rowers Rowers from The Hague Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for the Netherlands 21st-century Dutch sportsmen 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub