LUECKEN Robert

Netherlands

Rowing

Date of Birth: 30 Apr 1985

Age: 36

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.99/6'6''

Place of birth: AMSTERDAM

Birth Country:

Netherlands

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	Men's Eight NED Netherlands	5

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Eight Heat 2 #60	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Eight Final A #130	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	8+
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	3

World Championships

Year	Location	4-	8+
2019	Linz, AUT	-	2
2017	Sarasota, FL, USA	-	4
2015	Aiguebelette-le-Lac, FRA	-	3
2014	Amsterdam, NED	4	-
2013	Chungju, KOR	1	-
2011	Bled, SLO	-	6
2010	Hamilton, NZL	11	-
2009	Poznan, POL	-	3

European Championships

Year	Location	8+
2021	Varese, ITA	3
2020	Poznan, POL	3
2019	Lucerne, SUI	3
2017	Racice, CZE	3

World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
2	Four	2018	Belgrade, SRB	5:52.41
3	Eight	2021	Lucerne, SUI	5:31.12
3	Eight	2017	Lucerne, SUI	5:28.14
4	Eight	2019	Rotterdam, NED	5:54.37

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

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

History - University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Languages spoken:

Dutch

Club name:

ASR Nereus [Amsterdam, NED]

Coach:

Mark Emke [national], NED

Debut:

2009 for Netherlands, World Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland (nlroei.nl, 10 Jul 2009)

Injuries:

He had a spontaneous inflammation of his lymph nodes in 2017. (volkskrant.nl, 22 Apr 2019)

He missed the 2012 Olympic Games in London because of a back injury. (roeien.nl, Dec 2013)

Start:

He took up the sport in 2004. (hollandacht.nl, 31 Jul 2019)

Ambition:

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (volkskrant.nl, 22 Apr 2019)

Philosophy:

"Everything is as you understand it." (hollandacht.nl, 31 Jul 2019)

Award:

He was named the 2013 Sportsman of the Year in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (roeined.nl, 16 Dec 2013)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT AND RETURN
He retired in 2018 due to his studies and family commitments, as well as the potential of arthritis caused by an immune system problem. "My father also suffers from arthritis and has difficulty moving his hands. It just kept grinding. As a result, I no longer had the right focus. I could no longer justify it to myself and my teammates to continue." However, he returned to the sport in 2019 with an ambition of winning a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, following a second medical opinion about his arthritis and a successful treatment for his immune system. (volkskrant.nl, 22 Apr 2019)

Social Media

Legend

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

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