Pepijn Aardewijn (born 15 June 1970 in

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) is a former rower from the

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, who competed for his native country in two consecutive

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, starting in 1996. He won the silver medal in the men's lightweight double sculls event in

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, alongside Maarten van der Linden. He is married and has a child with 2004 Olympic bronze medal and 2008 gold medal winner Kirsten van der Kolk.

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Dutch Olympic Committee
1970 births Living people Dutch male rowers Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Rowers from Amsterdam Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics 21st-century Dutch sportsmen 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub