Veronique Meester

Veronique Meester (born 7 April 1995) is a Dutch rower. She was a member of the Dutch coxless four, along with Ellen Hogerwerf, Ymkje Clevering and Karolien Florijn, that won an Olympic silver medal in Tokyo 2020.[1][2] The same crew was a three-time European Champion (in 2019, 2020 and 2021) and won a silver medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships. In August 2022 Meester and her former coxless four teammate Ymkje Clevering won the bronze medal in the coxless pair at the European Championships in Munich.[3]

Veronique Meester
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1995-04-07) 7 April 1995
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportRowing
Event(s)Coxless four, coxless pair, eight
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoCoxless four
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 BelgradeCoxless pair
Silver medal – second place2019 OttensheimCoxless four
Silver medal – second place2022 RačiceCoxless pair
Silver medal – second place2022 RačiceEight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 LucerneCoxless four
Gold medal – first place2020 PoznańCoxless four
Gold medal – first place2021 VareseCoxless four
Silver medal – second place2017 RačiceEight
Silver medal – second place2023 BledCoxless pair
Bronze medal – third place2022 OberschleißheimCoxless pair
Bronze medal – third place2022 OberschleißheimEight

References
  1. Pender, Kieran (28 July 2021). "'Amazing hour' of Olympic rowing produces Australian medal bonanza". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. Tennery, Amy (28 July 2021). "Rowing-Netherlands, China win in world best times in speedy day of competition". Reuters. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  3. "Clevering en Meester pakken brons in twee zonder op EK roeien". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 13 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
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