Frits Evert Eyken was a Dutch rower

Rowing (sport)

Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

 who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics

1920 Summer Olympics

The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....

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Eyken was born in Jakarta

Jakarta

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, Indonesia. He rowed for Delft University, Laga, Netherlands. Eyken competed for Netherlands at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Netherlands at the 1920 Summer Olympics

The Netherlands competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.- Gold:*Piet de Brouwer, Joep Packbiers, Janus Theeuwes, Driekske van Bussel, Jo van Gastel, Tiest van Gestel, Janus van Merrienboer, and Theo Willems — Archery, Men's Team Competition*Maurice Peeters — Cycling,...

 in the single scull

Single scull

A single scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand....

 where he met Jack Beresford

Jack Beresford

Jack Beresford, CBE, was a British rower who won medals at five Olympic Games in succession, an Olympic record in rowing, which has since been tied by Steven Redgrave.-Early life:...

 in the heats and lost by a margin. In 1921, Eyken won the Diamond Challenge Sculls

Diamond Challenge Sculls

The Diamond Challenge Sculls is a rowing event for men's single sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England...

 at Henley Royal Regatta

Henley Royal Regatta

Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. The Royal Regatta is sometimes referred to as Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage...

  beating Jack Beresford in the final. Following Eyken's victory, Janus Ooms

Janus Ooms

J.J.K Ooms was a Dutch rower who was the first non-Briton to win the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta....

 passed on to him the "Golden Belt" he was awarded in 1892. Eyken, in turn, passed it on to the next Dutch Diamonds winner Bertus Gunther in 1929

Eyken died in Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands at the age of 84.