Gert-Jan van Doorn

Gert-Jan van Doorn
Personal information
Born (1999-02-03) 3 February 1999[1]
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportRowing
Achievements and titles
Paris 2024 M8+
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisEight
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 BelgradeEight
Bronze medal – third place2025 ShanghaiCoxless four
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 PlovdivQuadruple sculls
Bronze medal – third place2023 BledEight

Gert-Jan van Doorn (born 3 February 1999) is a Dutch rower. He won a silver medal in the men's eight at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Early and personal life

He attended the University of Washington in Seattle, United States.[2] He had to remain in Spokane, Washington during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Career

In July 2022, with his University of Washington boat, he won the Visitors Challenge at the Henley Regatta.[4]

He won a silver medal in the coxless four at the 2023 European Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia.[5] He won a silver medal in the men's eight at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade.[6]

He won a silver medal in the men's eight at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Gert-Jan van Doorn". World Rowing. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  2. ↑ Hanson, Scott (3 August 2024). "U.S. men's eight, with several Huskies in the boat, wins bronze medal". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Rower Van Doorn in quarantine in Spokane: 'Super American here'". nos.nl. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ↑ de Lange, Anne (4 July 2022). "Gert-Jan van Doorn wins Henley: 'Better late than never". nlroei.nl. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Kooijman, Steven (3 September 2023). "Rowing guns Mollee and Molenaar are raring to go: 'What the hell was I still doing on the football field?'". De Telegraaf. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Netherlands finishes at top of medal table at World Rowing Championships: 'This really needs to sink in'". ad.nl. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Zilver! Holland Acht verrast en wordt knap tweede na zinderende roeifinale". ad.nl. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.