Meindert Klem

Meindert Klem
Personal information
Full nameMeindert Gerrit Klem
Born (1987-10-16) 16 October 1987
Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Netherlands
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Netherlands
World Championships
2009 Poznań Eight

Meindert Gerrit 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. 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.

References

  1. ^ "Meindert Klem". Beijing 2008 Olympics. Archived from the original on 3 September 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Netherlands Rowing at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Meindert Klem". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 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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