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| Full name | Meindert Gerrit Klem | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 October 1987 Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Meindert Gerrit Klem (born 16 October 1987 in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel) is a rower from the Netherlands.[1]
Klem qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with the Dutch eights forming a team with Olaf van Andel, Jozef Klaassen, Rogier Blink, David Kuiper, Diederik Simon, Olivier Siegelaar, Mitchel Steenman and cox Peter Wiersum.[2][3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's pair with Nanne Sluis.[3]
Klem began rowing in October 2002 at Willem III Rowing Club in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[4] As a junior, he won the Dutch Indoor Rowing Championship in 2002, and the Ergohead in 2003.[citation needed] He was selected for the Junior National Team for the Coupe de la Jeunesse in the double, and won two gold medals with double partner Jacques Huppes.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Meindert Klem". Beijing 2008 Olympics. Archived from the original on 3 September 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Netherlands Rowing at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Meindert Klem". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ↑ "Meindert Klem". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
External links
[edit]- Meindert Klem at World Rowing
- Meindert Klem at Olympics.com
- Meindert Klem at Olympedia
- Meindert Klem at InterSportStats
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