Olivia van Rooijen (born 29 October 1988) is 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 ...

. She won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships and two silver medals at the European championships in 2015–2016. She placed sixth in the women's eight at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

.Olivia van Rooijen
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nbcolympics.com Van Rooijen took up rowing in 2001. She has a degree in chemistry from

University of Amsterdam The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, ) is a public university, public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Established in 1632 by municipal authorities, it is the fourth-oldest academic institution in the Netherlan ...

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* * 1988 births Living people Dutch female rowers Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Rowers from Amsterdam World Rowing Championships medalists for the Netherlands 20th-century Dutch women 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch sportswomen {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub