Herman Johan "Suus" Suselbeek (born 27 November 1943) is a retired

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 ...

from the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

, who won the silver medal in the

coxed pair A coxed pair, abbreviated as a 2+, is a racing shell used in the rowing (sport), sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat with sweep (rowing), sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain (rowing), coxswain (cox ...

s at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

, alongside Hadriaan van Nes and coxswain

Roderick Rijnders Roderick "Rody" Falesca Renee Trygvae Rijnders (1 March 1941 – 15 January 2018) was a coxswain from the Netherlands. He won the silver medal in the coxed pairs at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as t ...

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* * 1943 births Living people People from Oude IJsselstreek Dutch male rowers Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Rowers from Gelderland 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub