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sport">How special the performance of the Aegon National Rowing Team is, is evident from the following: where the Orange rowers have conquered ‘only’ six European titles since 2007 up to the present day, the European Championship with eight European champions resulted in a thunderous gold hunt.
sport">In the total Dutch dominance it is difficult to indicate which title was the most special, after Martine Veldhuis had given the start signal for the historic medal harvest in the light women’s single scull in the early Sunday morning. Veldhuis was the first to cross the finish line in the non-Olympic discipline.
sport">Striking was the golden race of Melvin Twellaar and Stef Broenink (double sculls), who underlined that coach Eelco Meenhorst’s scull program is now more than paying off. That the doubles, with Abe Wiersma, Dirk Uittenbogaard, Koen Metsemakers and Tone Wieten, defended their European title with playful ease, was naturally in line with expectations, since the Dutch speedboat tolerates no opposition and will be the sky-high favorite on Olympic water this summer.
Melvin Twellaar and Stef Broenink are unbeatable at the European Championship in the double sculls.
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Special title
sport">The golden achievement of the four-mate was perhaps the most special of the male Dutch rowers, as Jan van der Bij, Boudewijn Röell, Sander de Graaf and Nelson Ritsema settled with the local favorites, reigning world champion Poland, in Poznan. The Dutch took off after 300 meters and were no longer traceable, not even because of the Italians who usually have a good final shot.
sport">The women were even more successful than the men. The light double scull, the most decorated boat in national rowing history, successfully defended their European Championship title with Ilse Paulis and her young companion Marieke Keijser.
sport">The same did the four-mate without a mate, the team that disappointed somewhat at the World Cup in Linz last year. But in Poznan Ellen Hogerwerf, Karolien Florijn, Ymkje Clevering and Veronique Meester led from start to finish.
Inge Janssen, Laila Youssifou, Nicole Beukers and Olivia van Rooijen are the European champions in the double four.
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Revenge dubbelvier
sport">Like the men, the women of the quadruple also won gold. The boat that finished second behind Germany at the World Cup despite a great race, destroyed the entire field in Poznan, including the German rivales.
sport">In the run-up to the tournament, an important change of position had taken place: Sophie Souwer was replaced by Laila Youssifou, who on Sunday, together with Inge Janssen, Nicole Beukers and Olivia van Rooijen, was an emphatic candidate for Olympic gold.
sport">There was also a gold medal for the para-rowers: Corné de Koning and Annika van der Meer successfully defended their title. In addition to the eight European titles, there were also medals for the Women Eight (bronze), the double scull women (silver: Roos de Jong and Lisa Scheenaard) and the Holland Eight (bronze).
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