| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Marit van Eupen |
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| Women's rowing | ||
| Competitor for the Netherlands | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | Beijing 2008 | LW2x |
| Bronze | Athens 2004 | LW2x |
| World Rowing Championships | ||
| Gold | Munich 2007 | LW1x |
| Gold | Eton 2006 | LW1x |
| Gold | Kaizu 2005 | LW1x |
Marit van Eupen (born September 26, 1969, Arnhem) is a rower from the Netherlands.[1]
Together with Kirsten van der Kolk she participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where they finished in sixth position in the lightweight double sculls.[1] Four years later they took part in Athens at the 2004 Summer Olympics where they won the bronze medal.[1] After those Olympics they became World Champion in 2005 (Gifu, 2006 (Eton and 2007 (Munich.[1] In 2008 they became second in the Rowing World Cup meeting in Luzern and they qualified themselves for the 2008 Summer Olympics where they won Olympic Gold.[1]
In 2006 van Eupen received the "Golden Oar" first awarded to Janus Ooms in 1892.[2]