TWELLAAR Melvin

Netherlands

Rowing

Date of Birth: 23 Dec 1996

Age: 24

Gender: Male

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 Double Sculls NED Netherlands	2

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Double Sculls Heat 3 #15	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Double Sculls Semifinal A/B 2 #74	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Double Sculls Final A #100	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

European Championships

Year	Location	2x
2021	Varese, ITA	2
2020	Poznan, POL	1

World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
3	Double Sculls	2021	Lucerne, SUI	6:22.33
4	Double Sculls	2019	Rotterdam, NED	6:46.07
8	Double Sculls	2018	Lucerne, SUI	6:23.08

World Championships Under 23

Year	Location	2x
2018	Poznan, POL	2
2017	Plovdiv, BUL	4

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

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Pedagogy - Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands

Languages spoken:

Dutch, English

Club name:

GSR Aegir [Groningen, NED]

Coach:

Mark Emke [national], NED

Start:

He took up the sport at age 12. (hvana.nl, 16 Oct 2020; sportinstad.nl, 25 May 2020)

Reason:

His older brother Jaron was involved in rowing and one of Jaron's coaches, Feico Camphuis, invited him to come and begin training. (sportinstad.nl, 25 May 2020)

Ambition:

To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sportinstad.nl, 25 May 2020)

Training:

He trains twice a day. (hvana.nl, 17 Jun 2021 )

Hero:

Norwegian rower Olaf Tufte. (hvana.nl, 17 Jun 2021)

General Interest

General
FUTURE PLANS
He hopes to combine his experiences in rowing with his pedagogy studies in a future career. "I think it would be nice to help troubled youngsters in their education with my experiences as an athlete. I think sport is a good way to teach children respect. My parents are both deaf, so I was raised with gestures. That's where my interest in educating youth comes from." (hvana.nl, 16 Oct 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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