Geertruida Akke (Meike) de Vlas (5 September 1942 – 8 October 2022) was a Dutch rower who won a silver medal in the single sculls at the European Championships in 1964.[1][2] Her husband Hadriaan van Nes and daughter Eeke van Nes (born 1969) are Olympic medalists in rowing.[3][4]
 De Vlas in 1964 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 September 1942 Ameland, German-occupied Netherlands | |||||||||||
| Died | 8 October 2022 (aged 80) Oslo, Norway | |||||||||||
| Spouse | Hadriaan van Nes | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||
Medal record
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De Vlas was born on Ameland on 6 September 1942.[5] She died of cancer on 8 October 2022, at the age of 80.[6]
References
edit- ^ Ouders (7 September 1942). "Geboorteadvertentie". Leeuwarder Courant. Retrieved 23 October 2024 – via delpher.nl.
- ^ Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Einer). sport-komplett.de
- ^ De vrouwen van 1963 Meike de Vlas werd in Vrouwbuurstermolen van het ijs gehaald. geschiedenis24.nl. 16 January 2008
- ^ Eeke van Nes. sports-reference.com
- ^ Famke op het ijs, autobiographical chapter in En toen was er sport / druk 1: 80 verhalen uit de geschiedenis by J. van Vooren
- ^ "Minneside for Meike de Vlas" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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