Dirk Uittenbogaard

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Dirk Uittenbogaard (born May 8, 1990 in Amsterdam ) is a Dutch rower who was an Olympic knight with an eighth in 2016 .

Athletic career

The 1.98 m tall rower took seventh place in the double scull at the 2007 Junior World Championships . At the Junior World Championships in 2008 he won the bronze medal with the double scull. In 2009 Uittenbogaard took ninth place with the double scull at the U23 World Championships , in 2010 he reached fifth place in the single and in 2011 he was sixth in the double scull. In his last year in the U23 age group, he rowed to fourth place in the double scull in 2012.

In 2013, Uittenbogaard finished eighth with the Dutch double foursome at both the European Championships and the 2013 World Championships . In 2014 he won the single at the World Cup in Sydney. At the European Championships , he reached fifth place in the double scull. In 2015 Uittenbogaard switched from scull to oar rowing and won the bronze medal behind the British and the Germans at the 2015 World Championships with the Dutch eighth . In 2016, the Dutch eighth won the World Cup regattas in Varese and Lucerne. In between, the eighth finished sixth at the European Championships . At the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the Dutch eight with Dirk Uittenbogaard, Boaz Meylink , Kaj Hendriks , Boudewijn Röell , Olivier Siegelaar , Tone Wieten , Mechiel Versluis , Robert Lücken and helmsman Peter Wiersum won the bronze medal behind the British world champions and the German European champions .

In 2017 Uittenbogaard competed in the World Cup with the two-man without a helmsman , but did not start at international championships. In 2018 he returned to scull rowing. The Dutch four-four with Dirk Uittenbogaard, Stef Broenink , Koen Metsemakers and Abe Wiersma took fifth place at both the European and World Championships . In 2019 Broenink switched to the single and Tone Wieten added the double four. The Dutch won the title at the European Championships in Lucerne ahead of the Italians. At the World Championships in Linz, the Dutch won ahead of the Poles and the Italians.

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personal data
SURNAME Uittenbogaard, Dirk
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch rower
DATE OF BIRTH May 8, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Amsterdam , Netherlands