Marit van Eupen
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's rowing | ||
Representing the  Netherlands
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| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | Beijing 2008 | LW2x |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | Athens 2004 | LW2x |
| World Rowing Championships | ||
| | Kaizu 2005 | LW1x |
| | Eton 2006 | LW1x |
| | Munich 2007 | LW1x |
Marit van Eupen (born 26 September 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] Between 2005 and 2008, three years in a row, she was given the Amsterdam Sportswoman of the year award.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Athlete biography: Marit van Eupen". The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on September 2, 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
- ↑ "Van Eupen ontvangt prestigieuze en exclusieve Gouden Riem" (in Dutch). NLroei. January 9, 2006.
