Kirsten Irene Merian van der Kolk (born 18 December 1975, in Haarlem) is a rower from the Netherlands.[2]
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Representing the  Netherlands
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2008 Beijing | LW2x[1] |
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2004 Athens | LW2x |
Together with Marit van Eupen she participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where they finished in sixth position in the lightweight double sculls.[2] Four years later, they took part in Athens at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where they won the bronze medal.[2] After those Olympics she retired from rowing and gave birth to a child. Less than one year before the 2008 Summer Olympics, she decided to return and became a team again with Marit van Eupen, who had become three times world champion in the non-Olympic lightweight single sculls (LW1x) during the absence of van der Kolk. In 2008, they came second in the Rowing World Cup meeting in Luzern and they qualified themselves for their third Olympics. On 17 August 2008, they won Olympic gold.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Lightweight double sculls women". Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
- ^ a b c Athlete biography: Kirsten van der Kolk[permanent dead link], beijing2008.cn, retrieved: 6 August 2008
External links
edit- Official website (in Dutch)
- Kirsten van der Kolk at World Rowing
- Kirsten van der Kolk at Olympedia
- Kirsten van der Kolk at Olympics.com
- Kirsten van der Kolk at Olympic.org (archived)
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