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Roderick Rijnders

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Roderick Rijnders
Roderick Rijnders in 1967
Personal information
Born(1941-03-01)1 March 1941
Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Died15 January 2018(2018-01-15) (aged 76)[1]
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[citation needed]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)[citation needed]
Sport
SportRowing
ClubLaga, Delft
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Coxed pair
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Duisburg Coxed pair

Roderick "Rody" Falesca Renee Trygvae Rijnders (1 March 1941 – 15 January 2018) was a coxswain from the Netherlands. He won the silver medal in the coxed pairs at the 1968 Summer Olympics, alongside Hadriaan van Nes and Herman Suselbeek, as well a European bronze in 1965.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "In memoriam Rody Rijnders". Royal Dutch Rowing Federation. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roderick Rijnders". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ Roderick Rijnders at World Rowing