Janus Ooms
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J.J.K Ooms (15 Augustus 1866, Amsterdam
– 6 November 1924, Amsterdam) was a Dutch rower
who was the first non-Briton to win the Diamond Challenge Sculls
at Henley Royal Regatta
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Ooms rowed for Neptune Rowing Club, Amsterdam, and was trained by Rudolf Meurer who also trained the Olympic champions François Brandt
and Roelof Klein
. In 1886, a group of interested sportmen established a regatta in Amsterdam after meeting at the café Suisse "to establish the “Committee for the Championships of the Netherlands for gentlemen amateurs in single scull outriggers". Six years later in 1892 Ooms became the first competitor from outside the United Kingdom to win the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley. On his return to Amsterdam he was greeted by huge crowds and a fireworks display.
After Ooms' victory, the Dutch Rowing Club awarded him a Golden Belt with the figure of a rower on it. In 1921 he passed this on to the next Dutch rower to win the Diamond Challenge Sculls Frits Eyken
.
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
– 6 November 1924, Amsterdam) 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 was the first non-Briton to win 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...
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Ooms rowed for Neptune Rowing Club, Amsterdam, and was trained by Rudolf Meurer who also trained the Olympic champions François Brandt
François Brandt
François Antoine Brandt was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics....
and Roelof Klein
Roelof Klein
Roelof Klein was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics....
. In 1886, a group of interested sportmen established a regatta in Amsterdam after meeting at the café Suisse "to establish the “Committee for the Championships of the Netherlands for gentlemen amateurs in single scull outriggers". Six years later in 1892 Ooms became the first competitor from outside the United Kingdom to win the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley. On his return to Amsterdam he was greeted by huge crowds and a fireworks display.
After Ooms' victory, the Dutch Rowing Club awarded him a Golden Belt with the figure of a rower on it. In 1921 he passed this on to the next Dutch rower to win the Diamond Challenge Sculls Frits Eyken
Frits Eyken
Frits Evert Eyken was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.Eyken was born in Jakarta, Indonesia. He rowed for Delft University, Laga, Netherlands. Eyken competed for Netherlands at the 1920 Summer Olympics in the single scull where he met Jack Beresford in the heats and lost by a...
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