Meike de Vlas
Meike de Vlas (6 September 1942 – 8 October 2022) was a Dutch rower who won a silver medal in the single sculls at the European Championships in 1964.[1] Her husband Hadriaan van Nes and daughter Eeke van Nes (born 1969) are Olympic medalists in rowing.[2][3]
 De Vlas (right) with her coach Veenstra in 1964 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 September 1942 Ameland, German-occupied Netherlands | |||||||||||
| Died | 8 October 2022 (aged 80) Lillehammer, Norway | |||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Hadriaan van Nes | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||
Medal record
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De Vlas was born on Ameland on 6 September 1942.[4] She died of cancer on 8 October 2022, at the age of 80.[5]
References
- Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Einer). sport-komplett.de
- De vrouwen van 1963 Meike de Vlas werd in Vrouwbuurstermolen van het ijs gehaald. geschiedenis24.nl. 16 January 2008
- Eeke van Nes. sports-reference.com
- Famke op het ijs, autobiographical chapter in En toen was er sport / druk 1: 80 verhalen uit de geschiedenis by J. van Vooren
- "Minneside for Meike de Vlas" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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