Kirsten van der Kolk
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Kirsten Irene Merian van der Kolk (born December 18, 1975 in Haarlem
) is a rower from the Netherlands
.
Together with Marit van Eupen
she participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
where they finished in sixth position in the lightweight double sculls. Four years later they took part in Athens
at the 2004 Summer Olympics
where they won the bronze medal. After those Olympics she retired from rowing and gave birth to a child. Less than one year before the 2008 Summer Olympics
she decided to return and became a team again with Marit van Eupen, who became three times World Champion in the non-olympic lightweight single sculls (LW1x) during the absence of van der Kolk. In 2008 they became second in the Rowing World Cup
meeting in Luzern and they qualified themselves for their third Olympics. On August 17, 2008 they won Olympic Gold.
Haarlem
Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...
) is a rower from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
.
Together with Marit van Eupen
Marit van Eupen
Marit van Eupen is a rower from the Netherlands.Together with Kirsten van der Kolk she participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where they finished in sixth position in the lightweight double sculls. Four years later they took part in Athens at the 2004 Summer Olympics where they won the...
she participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
where they finished in sixth position in the lightweight double sculls. Four years later they took part in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
where they won the bronze medal. After those Olympics she retired from rowing and gave birth to a child. Less than one year before the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
she decided to return and became a team again with Marit van Eupen, who became three times World Champion in the non-olympic lightweight single sculls (LW1x) during the absence of van der Kolk. In 2008 they became second in the Rowing World Cup
Rowing World Cup
The World Rowing Cup is an international rowing competition organized by FISA . It first began in 1997 and comprises three regattas held throughout early summer. In each event points are awarded to the top seven finishing boats and an overall winner determined after the last world cup regatta...
meeting in Luzern and they qualified themselves for their third Olympics. On August 17, 2008 they won Olympic Gold.