Mechiel Versluis
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Mechiel Versluis (born 29 July 1987) is a Dutch representative rower. He is a three time Olympian, an Olympic bronze medallist and was a world and European champion in 2013 in the coxless four
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Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1987-07-29) 29 July 1987 (age 36) Ooststellingwerf, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Coxless four, Eight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic finals | London 2012 M4- Tokyo 2016 M8+ Tokyo 2020 M8+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He finished fifth in the coxless four at the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro he was part of the men's eight team that won a bronze medal. He won a medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships.[1]