Eeke van Nes

Eeke van Nes
Personal information
Born (1969-04-17) 17 April 1969
Delft, the Netherlands
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club Delftsche Studenten-Roeivereeniging LAGA
Medal record
Women's rowing
Competitor for the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Double sculls
2000 Sydney Double sculls
2000 Sydney Eights
World Rowing Championships
1995 Tampere Double sculls
1995 Tampere Quad sculls
1998 Cologne Double sculls
1999 St. Catharines Double sculls

Eeke Geertruida van Nes (born 17 April 1969) is a retired rower from the Netherlands. She won three Olympic medals, a bronze in the double sculls in 1996, with Irene Eijs, and two silver medals in 2000, in eights and double sculls.[1] Between 1995 and 1999 she won four medals at the world championships.[2]

Van Nes is a daughter of the rowers Hadriaan van Nes and Meike de Vlas[3] and granddaughter of football player Jan Thomée.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Eeke van Nes. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ Eeke van Nes at WorldRowing.com from FISA
  3. ↑ De vrouwen van 1963 Meike de Vlas werd in Vrouwbuurstermolen van het ijs gehaald. geschiedenis24.nl. 16 January 2008
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