Joke Dierdorp

Joke Dierdorp (born 21 January 1955) is a retired Dutch rower. She was most successful in the coxless pair, finishing with Karin Abma in second, third and fourth place at the world championships of 1977, 1978 and 1979, respectively; in 1979 they missed a bronze medal by about 0.6 seconds. In the women's eight, she was fourth at the 1975 World Rowing Championships and eighth at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

Joke Dierdorp
Joke Dierdorp (left) and Karin Abma at the 1977 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1955-01-21) 21 January 1955
Curaçao
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubNereus, Amsterdam
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1976
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing the  Netherlands
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1977 Amsterdam Coxless pair
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Hamilton Coxless pair

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joke Dierdorp". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
Prince Claus and Princess Beatrix congratulate Dierdorp (left) and Abma (right) at the 1977 World Championships
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