van der MEER Annika

Date of Birth: 16 Dec 1985

Age: 35

Gender: Female

Sport Class: PR2

Place of residence : LEIDEN

Residence Country:

Netherlands

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x NED Netherlands	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x Heat 1 #5	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x Repechage 1 #13	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x Final A #23	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
1	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x	2018	Plovdiv, BUL	8:07.92
1	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x	2017	Sarasota, FL, USA	8:11.00
2	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x	2019	Linz, AUT	8:37.78
2	Women's PR2 Single Sculls	2019	Linz, AUT	9:56.84
2	Women's PR2 Single Sculls	2018	Plovdiv, BUL	9:45.52

CYCLING TRACK

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Track World Championships
8	Women's C2 - 500m Time Trial	2015	Apeldoorn, NED
8	C2 3000m Individual Pursuit	2015	Apeldoorn, NED

Occupation:

Athlete, Doctor

Medicine - Leiden University, Netherlands

Languages spoken:

KSRV Njord [Leiden, NED]

Jan Klerks [national], NED

Sporting relatives:

Her father competed in skiing at national level in the Netherlands. (njord.nl, 08 Oct 2015)

Other sports:

She was involved in Para skiing at international level between 2009 and 2013. She represented Netherlands in Para cycling at the 2015 World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, finishing eighth in both the C2 500m time trial and C2 3km individual pursuit. (njord.nl, 08 Oct 2015; zijwielrent.nl, 22 Mar 2015; SportsDeskOnline, 30 Mar 2020)

In April 2015 she underwent surgery on her left knee. (njord.nl, 08 Oct 2015)

In mid-2013 she tore three knee ligaments and damaged the meniscus in both knees when she fell during Para skiing training. She quit the sport as a result of this injury. (njord.nl, 08 Oct 2015)

In June 2013 she broke her right arm after losing her balance while travelling on a bus in Vancouver, Canada. (annikavandermeer.blogspot.nl, 30 Jun 2013)

She was sidelined for the 2010/11 skiing season as a result of breaking her ankle in August 2010. (annikavandermeer.nl, 2012)

She took up Para rowing in 2015. (njord.nl, 08 Oct 2015)

She was previously involved in able-bodied rowing prior to her impairment. She became involved in Para rowing through her partner, who worked as a volunteer at the Royal Dutch Rowing Federation. "They asked me if I was interested in Para rowing and after a week of consideration I decided to try it. The Dutch Rowing Federation then provided me with materials and I started training at club [KSRV] Njord in Leiden, Netherlands." (njord.nl, 08 Oct 2015)

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. She also aspires to work as a pediatrician. (sleutelstad.nl, 30 Jan 2019)

Philosophy:

"I'm not what happened to me, I'm what I choose to become." (njord.nl, 08 Oct 2015)

She was named the 2019 Para Athlete of the Year in Leiden, Netherlands. (sleutelstad.nl, 08 Feb 2020)

In November 2018 she and fellow Dutch Para rower Corne de Koning were named Para rowing Crew of the Year at the World Rowing Awards in Berlin, Germany. (sleutelstad.nl, 30 Jan 2019; Twitter profile, 23 Nov 2018; worldrowing.com, 23 Nov 2018)

General Interest

Classification
PR2 (worldrowing.com, 01 Feb 2020)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (annikavandermeer.blogspot.nl, 30 Jun 2013)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (annikavandermeer.blogspot.nl, 30 Jun 2013)

Impairment Details
In 2007 she underwent knee surgery and as a result of complications during the procedure, she developed ischemia in her right leg. The limb was paralysed and after a long rehabilitation period, she began to use a wheelchair. Eventually she got an orthesis [orthopaedic brace] and was able to walk again. (annikavandermeer.blogspot.nl, 30 Jun 2013; annikavandermeer.nl, 2012)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has worked as a volunteer in the Ronald McDonald roof garden of the Leiden University Medical Center [LUMC] Hospital in Leiden, Netherlands. (annikavandermeer.nl, 2012)

OTHER STUDIES
She has also studied human kinetics at Vrije University Amsterdam in the Netherlands. (Facebook profile, 24 Mar 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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