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Netherlands
Career
1900 - 2026
Best year
1924
Total points
1274
Best results
6x 1. Olympic Games
All-time rank
#8
10-year rank
#3
Ranking Development
Points distribution
Disciplines
Contests
| Year | Contest | Discipline | Category | Position | Points | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | European Championships before 1962 | Single sculls | Men | 2 | 6 | Tom Neumeier |
| 2022 | World Championships | Single sculls | Men | 2 | 8 | Melvin Twellaar |
| 1965 | European Championships | Single sculls | Men | 3 | 1 | Jan Wienese |
| 1921 | European Championships before 1962 | Single sculls | Men | 1 | 10 | Frits Eijken |
| 2023 | European Championships | Single sculls | Men | 1 | 4 | Lennart van Lierop |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Single sculls | Men | 3 | 9 | Simon van Dorp |
| 1923 | European Championships before 1962 | Single sculls | Men | 2 | 6 | Bert Gunther |
| 1966 | World Championships | Single sculls | Men | 2 | 8 | Jan Wienese |
| 2019 | European Championships | Single sculls | Men | 2 | 2 | Stef Broenink |
| 1924 | Olympic Games | Single sculls | Men | 5 | 4 | Constant Pieterse |
| 2022 | European Championships | Single sculls | Men | 1 | 4 | Melvin Twellaar |
| 1968 | Olympic Games | Single sculls | Men | 1 | 25 | Jan Wienese |
| 2013 | European Championships | Single sculls | Men | 3 | 1 | Roel Braas |
| 1929 | European Championships before 1962 | Single sculls | Men | 1 | 10 | Bert Gunther |
| 1964 | European Championships | Single sculls | Men | 2 | 2 | Rob Groen |
| 1928 | Olympic Games | Single sculls | Men | 4 | 6 | Bert Gunther |
| 1955 | European Championships before 1962 | Single sculls | Men | 3 | 3 | Rob van Mesdag |
| 2023 | World Championships | Single sculls | Men | 2 | 8 | Simon van Dorp |
| 1967 | European Championships | Single sculls | Men | 3 | 1 | Jan Wienese |
| 1925 | European Championships before 1962 | Single sculls | Men | 1 | 10 | Constant Pieterse |
| 1963 | European Championships | Single sculls | Men | 2 | 2 | Rob Groen |
| 1920 | Olympic Games | Single sculls | Men | 4 | 6 | Frits Eijken |
| 2023 | European Championships | Quadruple sculls | Men | 2 | 2 | - |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Quadruple sculls | Men | 2 | 15 | - |
| 2023 | World Championships | Quadruple sculls | Men | 1 | 12 | - |
| 2021 | European Championships | Quadruple sculls | Men | 2 | 2 | - |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Quadruple sculls | Men | 1 | 25 | - |
| 2019 | World Championships | Quadruple sculls | Men | 1 | 12 | - |
| 2020 | European Championships | Quadruple sculls | Men | 1 | 4 | - |
| 2020 | Olympic Games | Quadruple sculls | Men | 1 | 25 | - |
| 1991 | World Championships | Quadruple sculls | Men | 3 | 5 | - |
| 1989 | World Championships | Quadruple sculls | Men | 1 | 12 | - |
| 2025 | European Championships | Quadruple sculls | Men | 2 | 2 | - |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Quadruple sculls | Men | 5 | 4 | - |
| 2019 | European Championships | Quadruple sculls | Men | 1 | 4 | - |
| 2001 | World Championships | Quadruple sculls | Men | 2 | 8 | - |
| 1989 | World Championships | Lightweight single sculls | Men | 1 | 10 | Frans Göbel |
| 2007 | World Championships | Lightweight single sculls | Men | 3 | 4 | Jaap Schouten |
| 2010 | European Championships | Lightweight single sculls | Men | 2 | 2 | Jaap Schouten |
| 1988 | World Championships | Lightweight single sculls | Men | 2 | 6 | Frans Göbel |
| 1993 | World Championships | Lightweight single sculls | Men | 3 | 4 | Pepijn Aardewijn |
| 1974 | World Championships | Lightweight single sculls | Men | 2 | 6 | Harald Punt |
| 2008 | World Championships | Lightweight single sculls | Men | 2 | 6 | Jaap Schouten |
| 1990 | World Championships | Lightweight single sculls | Men | 1 | 10 | Frans Göbel |
| 1992 | World Championships | Lightweight single sculls | Men | 2 | 6 | Pepijn Aardewijn |
| 2019 | European Championships | Lightweight quadruple sculls | Men | 2 | 2 | - |
| 2019 | World Championships | Lightweight quadruple sculls | Men | 3 | 4 | - |
| 2021 | European Championships | Lightweight quadruple sculls | Men | 3 | 1 | - |
| 2002 | World Championships | Lightweight quadruple sculls | Men | 3 | 4 | - |
| 2018 | European Championships | Lightweight quadruple sculls | Men | 3 | 1 | - |
| 1974 | World Championships | Lightweight eight | Men | 2 | 6 | - |
| 2008 | World Championships | Lightweight eight | Men | 3 | 4 | - |
| 2007 | World Championships | Lightweight eight | Men | 1 | 10 | - |
| 1979 | World Championships | Lightweight eight | Men | 3 | 4 | - |
| 1978 | World Championships | Lightweight eight | Men | 2 | 6 | - |
| 2009 | World Championships | Lightweight eight | Men | 3 | 4 | - |
| 1979 | World Championships | Lightweight double sculls | Men | 2 | 6 | - |
| 1991 | World Championships | Lightweight double sculls | Men | 3 | 4 | - |
| 1988 | World Championships | Lightweight double sculls | Men | 3 | 4 | - |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Lightweight double sculls | Men | 2 | 12 | - |
| 2014 | European Championships | Lightweight coxless pair | Men | 3 | 1 | - |
| 2012 | World Championships | Lightweight coxless pair | Men | 2 | 6 | - |
| 2010 | European Championships | Lightweight coxless pair | Men | 2 | 2 | - |
| 2001 | World Championships | Lightweight coxless pair | Men | 2 | 6 | - |
| 1979 | World Championships | Lightweight coxless four | Men | 2 | 6 | - |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | Lightweight coxless four | Men | 6 | 1 | - |
| 1977 | World Championships | Lightweight coxless four | Men | 3 | 4 | - |
| 1978 | World Championships | Lightweight coxless four | Men | 2 | 6 | - |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Lightweight coxless four | Men | 6 | 1 | - |
| 2003 | World Championships | Lightweight coxless four | Men | 2 | 6 | - |
| 1974 | World Championships | Lightweight coxless four | Men | 2 | 6 | - |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Lightweight coxless four | Men | 4 | 5 | - |
| 1981 | World Championships | Lightweight coxless four | Men | 2 | 6 | - |
| 1990 | World Championships | Lightweight coxless four | Men | 3 | 4 | - |
| 2017 | European Championships | Eight | Men | 3 | 1 | - |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Eight | Men | 2 | 15 | - |
| 2020 | Olympic Games | Eight | Men | 5 | 4 | - |
| 2019 | World Championships | Eight | Men | 2 | 8 | - |
| 2018 | European Championships | Eight | Men | 2 | 2 | - |
| 2021 | European Championships | Eight | Men | 3 | 1 | - |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Eight | Men | 3 | 9 | - |
| 2025 | World Championships | Eight | Men | 1 | 12 | - |
| 2009 | World Championships | Eight | Men | 3 | 5 | - |
| 1926 | European Championships before 1962 | Eight | Men | 1 | 10 | - |
| 2013 | European Championships | Eight | Men | 3 | 1 | - |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Eight | Men | 1 | 25 | - |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | Eight | Men | 5 | 4 | - |
| 1995 | World Championships | Eight | Men | 2 | 8 | - |
| 1951 | European Championships before 1962 | Eight | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 2020 | European Championships | Eight | Men | 3 | 1 | - |
| 1900 | Olympic Games | Eight | Men | 3 | 9 | - |
| 2023 | World Championships | Eight | Men | 2 | 8 | - |
| 1924 | European Championships before 1962 | Eight | Men | 1 | 10 | - |
| 2025 | European Championships | Eight | Men | 2 | 2 | - |
| 1920 | Olympic Games | Eight | Men | 5 | 4 | - |
| 1994 | World Championships | Eight | Men | 2 | 8 | - |
| 1949 | European Championships before 1962 | Eight | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 2019 | European Championships | Eight | Men | 3 | 1 | - |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Eight | Men | 2 | 15 | - |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eight | Men | 2 | 8 | - |
| 2022 | European Championships | Eight | Men | 2 | 2 | - |
| 2023 | European Championships | Eight | Men | 3 | 1 | - |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Eight | Men | 4 | 6 | - |
| 2026 | World Championships | Eight | Men | 1 | 12 | - |
| 2015 | World Championships | Eight | Men | 3 | 5 | - |
| 1925 | European Championships before 1962 | Eight | Men | 2 | 6 | - |
| 2026 | World Championships | Double sculls | Men | 1 | 12 | - |
| 1930 | European Championships before 1962 | Double sculls | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1920 | Olympic Games | Double sculls | Men | 4 | 6 | - |
| 1968 | Olympic Games | Double sculls | Men | 2 | 15 | - |
| 2023 | World Championships | Double sculls | Men | 1 | 12 | - |
| 1923 | European Championships before 1962 | Double sculls | Men | 2 | 6 | - |
| 2023 | European Championships | Double sculls | Men | 3 | 1 | - |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Double sculls | Men | 3 | 9 | - |
| 1989 | World Championships | Double sculls | Men | 2 | 8 | - |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Double sculls | Men | 1 | 25 | - |
| 1960 | Olympic Games | Double sculls | Men | 5 | 4 | - |
| 1991 | World Championships | Double sculls | Men | 1 | 12 | - |
| 1947 | European Championships before 1962 | Double sculls | Men | 1 | 10 | - |
| 2021 | European Championships | Double sculls | Men | 2 | 2 | - |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Double sculls | Men | 2 | 15 | - |
| 1978 | World Championships | Double sculls | Men | 2 | 8 | - |
| 1959 | European Championships before 1962 | Double sculls | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1928 | Olympic Games | Double sculls | Men | 4 | 6 | - |
| 1921 | European Championships before 1962 | Double sculls | Men | 1 | 10 | - |
| 2020 | European Championships | Double sculls | Men | 1 | 4 | - |
| 2020 | Olympic Games | Double sculls | Men | 2 | 15 | - |
| 1926 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxless Pair | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 2014 | European Championships | Coxless pair | Men | 2 | 2 | - |
| 1928 | Olympic Games | Coxless pair | Men | 5 | 4 | - |
| 1982 | World Championships | Coxless pair | Men | 3 | 5 | - |
| 1924 | Olympic Games | Coxless pair | Men | 1 | 25 | - |
| 1961 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxless Pair | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 2016 | European Championships | Coxless pair | Men | 3 | 1 | - |
| 1925 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxless Pair | Men | 2 | 6 | - |
| 2012 | European Championships | Coxless pair | Men | 1 | 4 | - |
| 1932 | Olympic Games | Coxless pair | Men | 4 | 6 | - |
| 1975 | World Championships | Coxless Pair | Men | 3 | 5 | - |
| 1933 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxless Pair | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 2013 | European Championships | Coxless pair | Men | 3 | 1 | - |
| 1924 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxless Pair | Men | 2 | 6 | - |
| 1964 | European Championships | Coxless Pair | Men | 1 | 4 | - |
| 1972 | Olympic Games | Coxless pair | Men | 3 | 9 | - |
| 1981 | World Championships | Coxless pair | Men | 2 | 8 | - |
| 1927 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxless Pair | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1963 | European Championships | Coxless Pair | Men | 3 | 1 | - |
| 1968 | Olympic Games | Coxless pair | Men | 6 | 2 | - |
| 2013 | World Championships | Coxless pair | Men | 3 | 5 | - |
| 1931 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxless Pair | Men | 1 | 10 | - |
| 1964 | Olympic Games | Coxless pair | Men | 2 | 15 | - |
| 2025 | World Championships | Coxless four | Men | 3 | 5 | - |
| 1929 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxless four | Men | 2 | 6 | - |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Coxless four | Men | 5 | 4 | - |
| 1966 | World Championships | Coxless four | Men | 3 | 5 | - |
| 1924 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxless four | Men | 1 | 10 | - |
| 1931 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxless four | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1948 | Olympic Games | Coxless four | Men | 4 | 6 | - |
| 2022 | European Championships | Coxless four | Men | 2 | 2 | - |
| 2013 | World Championships | Coxless four | Men | 1 | 12 | - |
| 2022 | World Championships | Coxless four | Men | 3 | 5 | - |
| 1926 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxless four | Men | 2 | 6 | - |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | Coxless four | Men | 5 | 4 | - |
| 2026 | World Championships | Coxless four | Men | 2 | 8 | - |
| 1921 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxless four | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1908 | Olympic Games | Coxless four | Men | 3 | 9 | - |
| 2020 | European Championships | Coxless four | Men | 1 | 4 | - |
| 2020 | Olympic Games | Coxless four | Men | 6 | 2 | - |
| 2007 | World Championships | Coxless four | Men | 3 | 5 | - |
| 1925 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxless four | Men | 2 | 6 | - |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Coxless four | Men | 5 | 4 | - |
| 2005 | World Championships | Coxless four | Men | 2 | 8 | - |
| 1933 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxless four | Men | 2 | 6 | - |
| 2013 | European Championships | Coxless four | Men | 1 | 4 | - |
| 1928 | Olympic Games | Coxless four | Men | 6 | 2 | - |
| 2006 | World Championships | Coxless four | Men | 3 | 5 | - |
| 1923 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxless four | Men | 2 | 6 | - |
| 1964 | Olympic Games | Coxless four | Men | 4 | 6 | - |
| 2023 | European Championships | Coxless four | Men | 2 | 2 | - |
| 1990 | World Championships | Coxless four | Men | 2 | 8 | - |
| 1926 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxed pair | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1964 | Olympic Games | Coxed pair | Men | 3 | 9 | - |
| 1965 | European Championships | Coxed pair | Men | 3 | 1 | - |
| 1924 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxed pair | Men | 1 | 10 | - |
| 1925 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxed pair | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1968 | Olympic Games | Coxed pair | Men | 2 | 15 | - |
| 1963 | European Championships | Coxed pair | Men | 2 | 2 | - |
| 1934 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxed pair | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1996 | World Championships | Coxed pair | Men | 3 | 5 | - |
| 1921 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxed pair | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1927 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxed pair | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1928 | Olympic Games | Coxed pair | Men | 6 | 2 | - |
| 1966 | World Championships | Coxed pair | Men | 1 | 12 | - |
| 1932 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxed pair | Men | 1 | 10 | - |
| 1994 | World Championships | Coxed four | Men | 3 | 5 | - |
| 1964 | Olympic Games | Coxed four | Men | 3 | 9 | - |
| 1937 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxed Four | Men | 2 | 6 | - |
| 1950 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxed Four | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1900 | Olympic Games | Coxed four | Men | 2 | 15 | - |
| 1924 | Olympic Games | Coxed four | Men | 5 | 4 | - |
| 1930 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxed Four | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1936 | Olympic Games | Coxed four | Men | 4 | 6 | - |
| 1959 | European Championships before 1962 | Coxed Four | Men | 2 | 6 | - |
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