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(Redirected from Björn van den Ende) Dutch rower In this Dutch name, the surname is van den Ende, not Ende.

Bjorn van den Ende
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1986-01-10) 10 January 1986 (age 38)
Naarden, Netherlands
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportRowing
EventEight
ClubA.A.S.R. Skøll
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsTokyo 2020 M8+
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Ottensheim Eight
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lucerne Eight
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Račice Eight

Bjorn van den Ende (born 10 January 1986) is a Dutch representative rower. He has competed for the Netherlands as both a lightweight and heavyweight. He competed in the men's lightweight coxless four event at the Rio 2016 Olympics and in the Dutch heavyweight men's eight at Tokyo 2020.

Representative rowing career

After the Rio Olympics at age 30, he switched from lightweight to heavyweight rowing. From 2017, he was seated in the Men's Eight the 'Holland 8', won silver at the 2019 World Rowing Championships and thus qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. At Tokyo 2020 the Dutch men's eight won their heat, then finished 5th in the A final for an overall fifth placing at the Olympic regatta.

References

  1. "Bjorn van den Ende". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. Bloemhof, Lennart (24 April 2017). "Je vol eten voor een tweede roeicarrière". de Volkskrant.
  3. "Holland 8 wint zilver op WK en plaatst zich voor Tokio". 2 September 2019.

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