Lisa Scheenaard (born 5 September 1988) 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 ...

Rowing

She won the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the double sculls event together with Roos de Jong. She won a bronze medal at the

2019 World Rowing Championships The 2019 World Rowing Championships were held in Ottensheim, Austria from 25 August to 1 September 2019. Apart from Ottensheim, the right to host the championships was contested by Hamburg in Germany, Račice in the Czech Republic, and Varese ...

and a silver medal at the

2020 European Rowing Championships The 2020 European Rowing Championships were held in Poznań, Poland from 9 to 11 October 2020.2020 European Rowing Championships Results
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Cycling

In 2018, 2020, and 2022 she was the champion at the

Dutch Headwind Cycling Championships The Dutch Headwind Cycling Championships (in Dutch: NK Tegenwindfietsen, ) are an annual Dutch cycling time trial championships that takes place during storms ( wind force 7 or higher). They are not regulated by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union. Th ...

, held in storm conditions at

Oosterscheldekering The Oosterscheldekering ( English: Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier), between the islands Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland, is the largest of the Delta Works, a series of dams and storm surge barriers, designed to protect the Netherlands ...

over an 8.5 km course against the North Sea wind on upright single-speed bikes. In 2018 she battled " Moderate gale" force 7 winds to complete the distance in 20 minutes 28 seconds. In 2020 she completed the course in 23 minutes 8 seconds while facing " Fresh gale" force 8 (code orange) winds. In 2022 she battled " Moderate gale" force 7 winds to complete the distance in 22 minutes 53 seconds.

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* 1988 births Living people Dutch female rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for the Netherlands European Rowing Championships medalists Olympic rowers of the Netherlands Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub