Ronald Florijn
Appearance
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Born | Leiden, the Netherlands | 21 April 1961|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Leiden University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | Karolien Florijn, Finn Florijn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | R.S.V.U. Okeanos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ronald Florijn (born 21 April 1961) is a former rower from the Netherlands and two-time Olympic gold medallist.
Florijn won the gold medal in the men's double sculls at the 1988 Summer Olympics, alongside Nico Rienks. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, he repeated his gold medal performance winning the eight with coxswain event with the Holland Acht (Holland Eight).[1] He also won five medals at the world championships in 1978–1995 in double, four and eight-manned boat races.[2]
He studied industrial and organizational psychology at the Leiden University and then worked for Arbo Unie, one of the biggest occupational health organizations in the Netherlands.[3] Since 2004 he runs his own company. He is a knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ronald Florijn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Ronald Florijn at World Rowing
- ^ RV Nautilus >>>> Arbo Unie Bedrijfsachten Regatta. rvnautilus.nl
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- Olympic medalists in rowing
- World Rowing Championships medalists for the Netherlands
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