Roelof "Roel" Johan Luynenburg (23 May 1945 – 6 November 2023) was 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 ...

, who represented his native country twice at the

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, then part of the King ...

, starting in

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

. Four years later, he won the bronze medal in the

coxless pair A coxless pair, abbreviated as a 2- and also known as a straight pair, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars. The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each ...

s alongside Ruud Stokvis. Luynenburg also won a bronze medal in the

coxless four A coxless four, abbreviated as a 4- and also called a straight four, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four ...

s at the

1966 World Rowing Championships The 1966 World Rowing Championships was the second time that world championships in rowing were held. The regatta was held from 8 to 11 September at Lake Bled in Bled, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. There were 613 rowers from 32 countries who competed ...

. Luynenburg died in November 2023, at the age of 78.

References

1945 births 2023 deaths Dutch male rowers Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Rowers from Haarlem Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for the Netherlands Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub