Irene Elisabeth Maria Eijs (born 16 December 1966 in Wassenaar,

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) is a retired rower from the

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, who won a bronze medal in the women's double sculls at the

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alongside

Eeke van Nes Eeke Geertruida van Nes (born 17 April 1969) is a retired rower from the Netherlands. She won three Olympic medals, a bronze in the double sculls in 1996, with Irene Eijs, and two silver medals in 2000, in eights and double sculls. Between 19 ...

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Dutch Olympic Committee
1966 births Living people Dutch female rowers Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers of the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands People from Wassenaar Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from South Holland 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub