Meindert Klem Explained

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.

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. 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.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20080903140952/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/0/218150.shtml Athlete biography: Meindert Klem
  2. Web site: Netherlands Rowing at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417164317/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NED/summer/2008/ROW/. dead. 17 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 6 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Meindert Klem Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418101710/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kl/meindert-klem-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 6 May 2017.
  4. Web site: Meindert Klem . . 20 April 2018.

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