Elien Meijer
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Elsiena Janneke Meijer (born 25 January 1970) is a retired rower from the Netherlands.
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Birth name | Elsiena Janneke Meijer | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1970-01-25) 25 January 1970 (age 54) Den Helder, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Algemene Utrechtse Studenten Roeivereniging Orca[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Meijer was born in 1970 in Den Helder, Netherlands.[1] At the 1994 World Rowing Championships in Indianapolis, United States, she won a gold medal with the women's coxless four and came fourth with the women's eight.[2] At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, Meijer and Anneke Venema finished eighth in the women's coxless pair competition. She won a silver medal in the women's eight in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[1]