VERSLUIS Mechiel

29 Jul 1987
34
Male
OOSTSTELLINGWERF
 
Netherlands

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ROW Rowing Men's Eight 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Sea Forest Waterway
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocation4-8+
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA-3
2012London, GBR5-

World Championships
YearLocation4-8+
2019Linz, AUT-2
2018Plovdiv, BUL-7
2017Sarasota, FL, USA-4
2015Aiguebelette-le-Lac, FRA-3
2014Amsterdam, NED4-
2013Chungju, KOR1-
2010Hamilton, NZL11-

European Championships
YearLocation8+
2021Varese, ITA3
2020Poznan, POL3
2019Lucerne, SUI3
2018Glasgow, GBR2
2017Racice, CZE3

World Cup
RankEventYearLocationResult
1Four2018Belgrade, SRB5:51.05
3Eight2021Lucerne, SUI5:31.12
3Eight2018Lucerne, SUI5:33.72
3Eight2018Linz, AUT5:29.37
3Eight2017Lucerne, SUI5:28.14
4Eight2019Rotterdam, NED5:54.37
5Pair2017Belgrade, SRB7:11.19


Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, EXC - Excluded
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Athlete
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Business, Sports Management - Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
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Dutch, English
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RSVU Okeanos [Amstelveen, NED]
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Mark Emke [national], NED
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He took up rowing in 2007 with RSVU Okeanos in Amstelveen, Netherlands. (cruyffinstitute.nl, 16 Sep 2015)
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"I was gripped by rowing. It is such a beautiful sport that makes me look at my limits. You must be physically strong, it is outside and you are in a team." (roeien.nl, 18 Apr 2014)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 03 Sep 2020)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT THOUGHTS
He considered retiring from rowing in 2017 following the retirement of his rowing partner Boaz Meylink. He took a four-month break from the sport to visit South Africa, but was inspired to return to rowing after watching Dutch skaters win medals at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. "A friend of mine started a business in South Africa. I just wanted to get away from rowing. That's [watching the 2018 Olympic Winter Games] how I started to get the itch again. I realised that I still thought rowing was super cool and decided to continue to Tokyo [2020 Olympic Games]." (volkskrant.nl, 01 Aug 2018)

FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2016 he graduated with a master's degree in coaching from the Johan Cruyff Institute in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (LinkedIn profile, 2020)

THE EIGHT
In 2007 he featured in the Dutch television programme 'De Acht' [The Eight]. It involved three former rowers [Nico Rienks, Henk-Jan Zwolle, Geert-Jan Derksen] assembling a rookie eight crew and coaching them through the season. A friend enrolled Versluis for the programme, and during physical testing it was shown he had potential to be a top rower. (roeien.nl, 18 Apr 2014; parool.nl, 23 Mar 2009)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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