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Gerard Egelmeers is a Dutch former Olympicrower. He represented his country in the men's single sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics. His time was a 7:05.48/7:04.25 in the qualifiers/repechage, a 7:07.14 in the semifinals, and a 6:55.29 in the finals.