Roderick "Rody" Falesca Renee Trygvae Rijnders (1 March 1941 – 15 January 2018) was a

coxswain The coxswain ( or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from ''cock'', referring to the wiktionary:cockboat, cockboat, a ...

from the Netherlands. He won the

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in the

coxed pair A coxed pair, abbreviated as a 2+, is a racing shell used in the rowing (sport), sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat with sweep (rowing), sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain (rowing), coxswain (cox ...

s at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

, alongside Hadriaan van Nes and Herman Suselbeek, as well a European bronze in 1965.

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1941 births 2018 deaths Dutch male rowers Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Dutch coxswains (rowing) Olympic medalists in rowing Sportspeople from Balikpapan Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub