Annemiek de Haan

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Annemiek de Haan in 2008 after returning from the Olympic Games

Annemiek de Haan (born July 15, 1981 in Haren ) is a former Dutch rower who was third in the 2004 and 2012 Olympics and second in the eighth in 2008 .

Career

Annemiek de Haan won the bronze medal in the four with helmsman at the 1999 Junior World Championships . In 2002 in a two-man with a taxwoman and in 2003 in a four-man with a taxwoman, Annemiek de Haan took fifth place at the U23 European Championships. In 2004 she finished fourth in two World Cup regattas, and at the Olympic Games in Athens the eighth in the line-up was Froukje Wegman , Marlies Smulders , Nienke Hommes , Hurnet Dekkers , Annemarieke van Rumpt , Annemiek de Haan, Sarah Siegelaar and Helen Tanger and helmsman Ester Workel took third place behind the boats from Romania and the USA.

In 2005, the eighth finished second in two World Cup regattas, and at the 2005 World Rowing Championships the boat won the bronze medal behind the Australians and Romanians. In 2006, Annemiek de Haan and Annemarieke van Rumpt switched to the two-man team without a helmsman and took fifth place at the World Championships in Eton. In 2007 the two returned to eighth and won their first World Cup regatta at home in Amsterdam. At the World Championships in Munich , the eighth missed the A final. In 2008, the Dutch eighth came fourth twice in the World Cup; at the highlight of the season, the Olympic Games in Beijing , eighth in the line-up was Femke Dekker , Annemiek de Haan, Nienke Kingma , Roline Repelaer van Driel , Annemarieke van Rumpt, Sarah Siegelaar, Marlies Smulders, Helen Tanger and Ester Workel finished second behind the eighth from the United States.

After a year break, Annemiek de Haan rowed in a foursome with a helmsman in 2010, and in 2011 she returned to eighth and won the World Cup in Munich. At the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, the Dutch eighth finished fifth, and the following year the eighth won the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games .

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personal data
SURNAME Haan, Annemiek de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch rower
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Haren