Jochem Verberne

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Joachim "Jochem" Hermanus Jacobus Verberne (* 20th January 1978 in Alkmaar ) is a former Dutch rower , in 2000 he won the quadruple sculls Olympic silver medal.

Life

Verberne won bronze in the double sculls at the Junior World Championships in 1995 . In 1998 he finished fifth with the double scull at the (unofficial) U23 World Championships . In 1999 he made his debut in Hazewinkel in the World Cup with a seventh place in the double scull, in Lucerne he reached fourth place in the double scull. In 2000 he rowed his double scull to third place in Munich and second in Lucerne. At the 2000 Olympic regatta in Sydney , Jochem Verberne, Dirk Lippits , Diederik Simon and Michiel Bartman won silver behind the Italian quad and ahead of the German boat.

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