Elien Meijer | |
Birth Name: | Elsiena Janneke Meijer |
Birth Date: | 25 January 1970 |
Birth Place: | Den Helder, Netherlands |
Height: | 177 cm |
Weight: | 71 kg |
Sport: | Rowing |
Club: | Algemene Utrechtse Studenten Roeivereniging Orca |
Elsiena Janneke Meijer (born 25 January 1970) is a retired rower from the Netherlands.
Meijer was born in 1970 in Den Helder, Netherlands.[1] At the 1994 World Rowing Championships in Indianapolis, United States, she won a gold medal with the women's coxless four and came fourth with the women's eight.[2] At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, Meijer and Anneke Venema finished eighth in the women's coxless pair competition. She won a silver medal in the women's eight in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.