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World Championships

Year	Location	2-
2018	Plovdiv, BUL	19

European Championships

Year	Location	2-	4-
2021	Varese, ITA	-	4
2020	Poznan, POL	-	1
2018	Glasgow, GBR	10	-

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
11	Pair	2018	Belgrade, SRB	6:41.55

World Championships Under 23

Year	Location	2-
2017	Plovdiv, BUL	7

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

De Graafmachine ["I got this nickname because I got pretty strong on the ergometer."] (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)

Playing chess, hanging out at Vondelpark in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)

Athlete, Student

Mechanical Engineering - Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands

Partner Anne

Dutch, English, German

ESR Theta [Eindhoven, NED]

Dion van Schie [national], NED

In 2018 he was affected by patellar tendinitis [also known as jumper's knee]. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)

He took up the sport at age 18, during his studies at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. (roeien.nl, 2020; cursor.tue.nl, 23 Jan 2020; Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)

"I just wanted to give the sport a try and soon found out there might be more to it. Some people from ESR Theta, a rowing club for students, saw my height and scores on the ergometer and asked me to come and row for the club." (roeien.nl, 2020; cursor.tue.nl, 23 Jan 2020)

To become an Olympic champion, and to start his own business. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)

He trains for about 20 hours per week. (cursor.tue.nl, 23 Jan 2020)

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

Dutch rower Boudewijn Roell. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)

He and crewmate Nelson Ritsema pass a football before rowing to help them get in sync. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)