Meindert Klem

Meindert Klem (born 16 October 1987 in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel) is a rower from the Netherlands.[1]

Klem qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with the Dutch eights forming a team with Olaf van Andel, Jozef Klaassen, Rogier Blink, David Kuiper, Diederik Simon, Olivier Siegelaar, Mitchel Steenman and cox Peter Wiersum.[2][3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's pair with Nanne Sluis.[3]

Klem began rowing in October 2002 at Willem III Rowing Club in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[4] As a junior, he won the Dutch Indoor Rowing Championship in 2002, and the Ergohead in 2003.[citation needed] He was selected for the Junior National Team for the Coupe de la Jeunesse in the double, and won two gold medals with double partner Jacques Huppes.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Athlete biography: Meindert Klem, beijing2008.cn, ret: 14 August 2008
  2. ^ "Netherlands Rowing at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Meindert Klem Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Meindert Klem". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 20 April 2018.


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