Eeke van Nes

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Eeke Geertruida van Nes (born April 17, 1969 in Delft ) is a former Dutch rower .

The 1.86 m tall Eeke van Nes from the DSRV Laga rowing club in Delft was fourth in the double sculls at the 1993 rowing world championships with Irene Eijs and in 1994 with Josephina de Groot . At the 1995 World Rowing Championships , Eeke van Nes competed in two competitions. Together with Irene Eijs, she won the silver medal in the double scull behind the Canadians Heddle / McBean . In double fours, Eeke van Nes and Irene Eijs rowed with Nelleke Penninx and Anita Meiland to third place behind the Germans and Canadians, in whom Heddle and McBean also won a double medal.

Even with the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta Eeke van Nes came in two boat classes. Together with Irene Eijs she won the bronze medal in the double scull behind Heddle / McBean and the Chinese boat. The Dutch quadruple finished sixth in the Olympic finals.

In the following year Pieta van Dishoeck moved to Eeke van Nes in the double scull, at the world championships the two finished fourth. The following year the two Dutch women dominated the World Cup with victories in Hazewinkel and Lucerne, at the World Championships in Cologne the Americans Batten / Lindsay won ahead of the Dutch women . The following year, at the World Championships in Canada, the German two-man with Thieme / Boron won ahead of the Chinese, van Nes and van Dishoeck received the bronze medal.

Thieme / Boron also won the final of the 2000 Olympic Games , Eeke van Nes and Pieta van Dishoeck won the silver medal behind them. Both won another silver medal with the Dutch eighth behind the Romanian defending champions.

Eeke van Nes is the daughter of the rowing world champion from 1966 Hadriaan van Nes .

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SURNAME Nes, Eeke van
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nes, Eeke Geertruida van (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch rower
DATE OF BIRTH 17th April 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Delft