Ernst Veenemans

Ernst Willem Veenemans (18 March 1940 – 2 October 2017)[1] was a Dutch rower who had his best achievements in the coxless pairs event, together with Steven Blaisse. Together they won silver medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics,[2] gold medals at the 1964 European Championships and bronze medals at the 1961 European Championships.[3]

Ernst Veenemans
Ernst Veenemans and Steven Blaisse at the 1964 European Championships
Personal information
Born (1940-03-18) 18 March 1940
Haarlem, the Netherlands
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubNereus, Amsterdam
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Coxless pair
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1964 Amsterdam Coxless pair
Bronze medal – third place 1961 Prague Coxless pair

References

  1. Erelid Ernst Veenemans overleden
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ernst Veenemans". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
  3. Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier ohne Steuermann). sport-komplett.de


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