Hadriaan van Nes (7 August 1942 – 9 October 2024) was a Dutch rower who won the silver medal in the coxed pairs at the 1968 Summer Olympics, alongside Roderick Rijnders and Herman Suselbeek. He won a world title in 1966 and a European bronze medal in 1965 in this event.[1] His daughter Eeke van Nes also became an Olympic rower.[2] His wife Meike de Vlas had died in 2022.[citation needed]
 Van Nes and Herman Suselbeek in 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 August 1942 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 October 2024 (aged 82) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Laga, Delft | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Van Nes died on 9 October 2024, at the age of 82.[3]
References
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- ↑ 1966 World Championships—Bled Yugoslavia Archived 21 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. rowinghistory-aus.info
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hadriaan van Nes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ↑ Icoon Hadriaan van Nes is overleden: een sterk mens, in alle opzichten
External links
edit- Hadriaan van Nes at World Rowing
- Hadriaan van Nes at Olympics.com
- Hadriaan van Nes at Olympedia
- Hadriaan van Nes at InterSportStats
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