Hendrik van der Meer (12 January 1916 – 25 April 1985) was a Dutch

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

who won the European title in the

double scull A double scull, also abbreviated as a 2x, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars each, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") ar ...

event in 1947, together with Tom Neumeier. They also competed at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

in London in the men's double sculls where they were eliminated in the round one repêchage.

References

1916 births 1985 deaths Dutch male rowers Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Heerhugowaard European Rowing Championships medalists Rowers from North Holland 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub