Mitchel Steenman (born 17 June 1984 in

Dirksland Dirksland () is a village and former municipality on Goeree-Overflakkee Island in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality had a population of about 8,000 in 2007, and covered an area of about 74 km2 ...

) is a Dutch

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.Athlete biography: Mitchel Steenman
beijing2008.cn, ret: 14 August 2008 Steenman took part in the World Championships of 2007 in

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becoming tenth in the eights. He qualified for the

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with the Dutch eights forming a team with

Olaf van Andel Olaf van Andel (born 22 March 1984 in Tilburg) is a rower from the Netherlands.Jozef Klaassen,

Meindert Klem Meindert Klem (born 16 October 1987 in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel) is a rower from the Netherlands.David Kuiper,

Diederik Simon Diederik Rudolf Simon (born 10 April 1970 in Bloemendaal, North Holland) is a rower from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country in five consecutive Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal with the ''Holland Acht'' (Holland Eight) at ...

, Olivier Siegelaar,

Rogier Blink Rogier Blink (born 13 January 1982 in Groningen) is a Dutch rower.

and cox Peter Wiersum. Due to an injury Siegelaar was replaced by Reinder Lubbers during the tournament.

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* * * * 1984 births Living people Dutch male rowers Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for the Netherlands People from Dirksland World Rowing Championships medalists for the Netherlands European Rowing Championships medalists Sportspeople from Goeree-Overflakkee 21st-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub