van der BIJ Jan

Netherlands

Rowing

Date of Birth: 25 Sep 1991

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Birth Country:

Netherlands

Place of residence : AMSTERDAM

Residence Country:

Netherlands

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	Men's Four NED Netherlands	6

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Four Heat 1 #45	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Four Repechage 1 #76	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Four Final A #102	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Championships

Year	Location	4-
2019	Linz, AUT	7

European Championships

Year	Location	4-
2021	Varese, ITA	4
2020	Poznan, POL	1
2019	Lucerne, SUI	12

World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
4	Eight	2018	Linz, AUT	5:29.67
7	Four	2021	Lucerne, SUI	6:10.51
7	Four	2019	Rotterdam, NED	6:16.02
7	Eight	2018	Lucerne, SUI	5:38.62
13	Four	2018	Belgrade, SRB	6:22.34

Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, EXC - Excluded

Hobbies:

Gaming, board games, reading about economics. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Accountant, Athlete

Education:

Accounting - NHL University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, NED

Family:

Partner Linde

Languages spoken:

Dutch, English, Frisian, German

Club name:

AASR Skoll [Amsterdam, NED]

Coach:

Steffen de Vries [club], NED; Peter Wiersum [club], NED; Mark Emke [national], NED; Dion van Schie [national], NED

Injuries:

He has sustained three shoulder tendon injuries during his sporting career. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)

Start:

He took up the sport at AASR Skoll in 2016 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (skoll.nl, 15 Sep 2019; Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)

Reason:

"For me, rowing is the most important part of my life. It also largely determines my free time." (werkenbijdeloitte.nl, 14 Jan 2019)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (werkenbijdeloitte.nl, 14 Jan 2019)

Memorable:

Winning gold in the men's four at the 2020 European Championships in Poznan, Poland. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)

Hero:

His father. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)

Influence:

Dutch rower Job Huigsloot. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"If you are in a team of eight, you must want to be the number one, that drive, that makes the difference." (skoll.nl, 15 Sep 2019)

General Interest

General
OCCUPATION
He works at Deloitte, a financial consultancy company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Instagram profile, 01 Feb 2020; werkenbijdeloitte.nl, 14 Jan 2019; LinkedIn profile, 2020)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He has also studied for a master's degree in accounting from the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. (LinkedIn profile, 2020; Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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