Henk van der Meer

Hendrik van der Meer (12 January 1916 – 25 April 1985) was a Dutch rower who won the European title in the double scull event in 1947, together with Tom Neumeier.[1] They also competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London in the men's double sculls where they were eliminated in the round one repêchage.[2][3]

Henk van der Meer
Personal information
Born(1916-01-12)12 January 1916
Heerhugowaard, the Netherlands
Died25 April 1985(1985-04-25) (aged 69)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  Netherlands
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place1947 Lucerne Double sculls

References

  1. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Doppelzweier)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. "Hendrik van der Meer". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Henk van der Meer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2018.


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