Chantal Achterberg (born 16 April 1985) is 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 di ...

, who is a multiple time world champion and winner of Olympic silver and bronze medals.{{{cite Sports-Reference She is a native of

Vlaardingen Vlaardingen () is a city in South Holland in the Netherlands. It is located on the north bank of the Nieuwe Maas river at the confluence with the Oude Maas. The municipality administers an area of , of which is land, with residents in . Geogr ...

South Holland South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...

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* {{World Rowing * {{Olympics.com, org_archive=20191104175517 * {{Olympedia {{World champions – Women's coxless four {{DEFAULTSORT:Achterberg, Chantal 1985 births Living people Dutch female rowers People from Vlaardingen Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers of the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for the Netherlands European Rowing Championships medalists Sportspeople from South Holland 20th-century Dutch women 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub