Ronald Vervoort (born 26 December 1952) is a retired Dutch rower. He competed at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

in the

quadruple sculls A quadruple sculling boat, often simply called a quad and abbreviated as a 4x, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four people who propel the boat by sculling with two oars, or "sculls", one in each han ...

and finished in eighth place, together with

Victor Scheffers Victor Scheffers (born 22 May 1960) is a retired Dutch rower. Career Scheffers competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the quadruple sculls and finished in eighth place. In 1978 he won a bronze medal at the junior world championships in the do ...

Rob Robbers Robert Robbers (born 3 January 1950) is a retired Dutch rower. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the quadruple sculls A quadruple sculling boat, often simply called a quad and abbreviated as a 4x, is a racing shell used in the spor ...

and his younger brother

Jeroen Vervoort Jeroen Vervoort (born 18 June 1956) is a retired Dutch rower. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the quadruple sculls A quadruple sculling boat, often simply called a quad and abbreviated as a 4x, is a racing shell used in the sport ...

. He also placed fourth, fifth, and sixth in the 1975, 1977, and 1979 World Rowing Championship respectively. Vervoort retired from competitions shortly after the Games and worked first as a rowing coach and then as a sports physician at his own medical center.

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1952 births Living people Dutch male rowers Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Rowers from Leiden Rowers from South Holland Dutch sports physicians 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub