Marit van Eupen (born 26 September 1969 in Arnhem) is a rower from the Netherlands.[1]
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| Women's rowing | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
| 2008 Beijing | LW2x | |
| 2004 Athens | LW2x | |
| World Rowing Championships | ||
| 2005 Kaizu | LW1x | |
| 2006 Eton | LW1x | |
| 2007 Munich | LW1x | |
Together with Kirsten van der Kolk she participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where they finished in sixth position in the lightweight double sculls.[1] Four years later they took part in Athens at the 2004 Summer Olympics where they won the bronze medal.[1] After those Olympics they became World Champion in 2005 (Gifu, 2006 (Eton and 2007 (Munich.[1] In 2008 they became second in the Rowing World Cup meeting in Luzern and they qualified themselves for the 2008 Summer Olympics where they won Olympic Gold.[1]
In 2006 van Eupen received the "Golden Oar" first awarded to Janus Ooms in 1892.[2] Between 2005 and 2008, three years in a row, she was given the Amsterdam Sportswoman of the year award.
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Since 1984 and, after 1996 in non-Olympic years, this boat class has been a World Championships event; see World champions – Lightweight women's double sculls |
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