Hadriaan van Nes (born 7 August 1942) is a retired
rower
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...
from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the
coxed pair
A coxed pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain.
The crew consists of two rowers, each having one oar, and a cox. One row ...
s at the
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...
, alongside Roderick Rijnders and Herman Suselbeek. He won a world title in 1966 and a European bronze medal in 1965 in this event.
His daughter Eeke van Nes also became an Olympic rower.
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1942 births
Living people
Dutch male rowers
Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Olympic rowers of the Netherlands
Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
Sportspeople from Gorinchem
Olympic medalists in rowing
World Rowing Championships medalists for the Netherlands
Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
European Rowing Championships medalists
20th-century Dutch people
21st-century Dutch people
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