Roelof Klein (7 June 1877 – 12 February 1960) was a Dutch

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 ...

who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. Klein was part of the Dutch eight team that won a bronze medal with

Hermanus Brockmann Hermanus Gerardus "Herman" Brockmann (14 June 1871 in Amsterdam – 18 January 1936 in The Hague) was a Dutch coxswain who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Dutch boats ''Minerva Amsterdam Minerva (; ett ...

as the coxswain. Brockmann also steered the boat of Klein and François Brandt 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 semifinal, which they lost to France. The pair realized that the 60 kg weight of Brockmann puts them in disadvantage; they replaced him with a local boy of 33 kg and won the final narrowly beating the French team. Klein had a degree in mechanical engineering and worked abroad for the Shell company. In 1910 he immigrated to the United States and died there in 1960.

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* 1877 births 1960 deaths Dutch male rowers Olympic rowers of the Netherlands Rowers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Friesland People from De Fryske Marren Olympic medalists in rowing Dutch emigrants to the United States Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub