Bjorn van den Ende

In this Dutch name, the surname is van den Ende, not Ende.

Bjorn van den Ende
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1986-01-10) 10 January 1986 (age 38)
Naarden, Netherlands
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportRowing
EventEight
ClubA.A.S.R. Skøll
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsTokyo 2020 M8+
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Ottensheim Eight
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lucerne Eight
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Račice Eight

Bjorn van den Ende (born 10 January 1986) is a Dutch representative rower. He has competed for the Netherlands as both a lightweight and heavyweight. He competed in the men's lightweight coxless four event at the Rio 2016 Olympics[1] and in the Dutch heavyweight men's eight at Tokyo 2020.

Representative rowing career

After the Rio Olympics at age 30, he switched from lightweight to heavyweight rowing.[2] From 2017, he was seated in the Men's Eight the 'Holland 8', won silver at the 2019 World Rowing Championships and thus qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[3] At Tokyo 2020 the Dutch men's eight won their heat, then finished 5th in the A final for an overall fifth placing at the Olympic regatta.

References

  1. ^ "Bjorn van den Ende". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. ^ Bloemhof, Lennart (24 April 2017). "Je vol eten voor een tweede roeicarrière". de Volkskrant.
  3. ^ "Holland 8 wint zilver op WK en plaatst zich voor Tokio". 2 September 2019.
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