Hadriaan van Nes (7 August 1942 – 9 October 2024) was a Dutch rower who won the silver medal in the coxed pairs at the 1968 Summer Olympics, alongside Roderick Rijnders and Herman Suselbeek. He won a world title in 1966 and a European bronze medal in 1965 in this event.[1] His daughter Eeke van Nes also became an Olympic rower.[2] His wife Meike de Vlas had died in 2022.
Van Nes died on 9 October 2024, at the age of 82.[3]
References
- ↑1966 World Championships—Bled YugoslaviaArchived 21 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. rowinghistory-aus.info
- ↑Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hadriaan van Nes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ↑Icoon Hadriaan van Nes is overleden: een sterk mens, in alle opzichten
External links
- Hadriaan van Nes at World Rowing
- Hadriaan van Nes at Olympics.com
- Hadriaan van Nes at Olympedia
- Hadriaan van Nes at InterSportStats
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