Roos de Jong (born 23 August 1993) is a Dutch rower. She won the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the double sculls event together with Lisa Scheenaard, whom she has rowed with since 2017.[1] She has also won a medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships.[2]
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| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 August 1993 Haarlem, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Double sculls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | DSR Proteus-Eretes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In addition to rowing, de Jong also has a passion for design. She, along with Bjorn van den Ende, designed the rowing unisuit worn by the Dutch national team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.[3] She went into isolation, after a coach and team mate tested positive for Covid-19.[4]
References
edit- ^ On the way to Tokyo: rower Roos de Jong
- ^ 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships results
- ^ Roos de Jong brings Japan to the Dutch rowing kit
- ^ "Dutch Olympic rowing team agrees to isolation after positive COVID-19 tests". The Japan Times. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roos de Jong.
- Roos de Jong at World Rowing
- Roos de Jong at Olympics.com
- Roos de Jong at Olympedia
- Roos de Jong at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
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