Eeke van Nes

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Nes, not Nes.
Eeke van Nes
Personal information
Born (1969-04-17) 17 April 1969 (age 55)
Delft, the Netherlands
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubDelftsche Studenten-Roeivereeniging LAGA
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Double sculls
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Eight
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Double sculls
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Tampere Double sculls
Silver medal – second place 1998 Cologne Double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Tampere Quad sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1999 St. Catharines Double sculls

Eeke Geertruida van Nes (born 17 April 1969) is a retired rower from the Netherlands. She won three Olympic medals, a bronze in the double sculls in 1996, with Irene Eijs, and two silver medals in 2000, in eights and double sculls.[1] Between 1995 and 1999 she won four medals at the world championships.[2]

Van Nes is a daughter of the rowers Hadriaan van Nes and Meike de Vlas[3] and granddaughter of football player Jan Thomée.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Eeke van Nes. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Eeke van Nes at World Rowing
  3. ^ De vrouwen van 1963 Meike de Vlas werd in Vrouwbuurstermolen van het ijs gehaald. geschiedenis24.nl. 16 January 2008


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