Dirk Uittenbogaard

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Dirk Uittenbogaard
Personal information
Full nameLucas Theodoor Dirk Uittenbogaard
NationalityDutch
Born (1990-05-08) 8 May 1990 (age 34)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height1. 98 m
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportRowing
Event(s)Quadruple sculls, Eight
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Quadruple sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Eight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ottensheim Quadruple sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Aiguebelette Eight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lucerne Quadruple sculls
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lucerne Quadruple sculls
Silver medal – second place 2021 Varese Quadruple sculls

Lucas Theodoor Dirk Uittenbogaard (born 8 May 1990) is a Dutch representative

Tokyo 2020 he won an Olympic gold medal[1]
and set a new world's best time for that event.

International representative rowing

Uittenbogaard's representative debut for The Netherlands came in 2006 when he was selected in a double scull to race at the

Junior World Rowing Championships in Beijing. The following year, he also raced for The Netherlands in the quad at the 2008 World Junior Championships.[1] From 2009 to 2012, Uittenbogaard rowed for The Netherlands at World Rowing U23 Championships firstly in the quad, then as a single sculler, then moving into the double scull for 2011-12.[1]

2013 saw Uittenbogaard selected in Dutch senior representative crews. He rowed in the men's quad at the

2016 Olympic Games (third place).[1] In 2017, he rowed in a Dutch men's pair at two World Rowing Cups.[1]

In 2018, Uittenbogaard secured a seat in The Netherlands' quad-scull and raced in that boat at all three

Tokyo Olympics with a second placing at the 2021 European Championships and a gold medal at the World Rowing Cup II in May 2021.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Uittenbogaard at World Rowing
  2. ^ "Dirk Uittenbogaard". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

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