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Dutch rower (born 1939) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Herman Boelen (born 12 May 1939) is a retired Dutch rower. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the coxless fours, together with Jim Enters, Sipke Castelein and Sjoerd Wartena, and finished in fourth place. He won a European bronze in the coxless pairs with Enters in 1963.[1][2]
Jim Enters and Herman Boelen (right) in 1965 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 May 1939 Amsterdam, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Willem III, Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Boelen's daughter Femke is also an Olympic rower.[1] After retiring from competitions he worked as a rowing coach with the national junior team and as the chairman of his rowing club Willem III in Amsterdam.[3] In 2005 he became Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.[4]
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