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The golden rowing year of Van Eupen
26/1/06 8:04 AM
"Just after winning at the 2005 World Rowing Championships Marit van Eupen received an email. It contained news that most Dutch single scullers can only dream about. Marit was asked if she would like to have the Golden Oar.
“In the days thereafter I realised that it possibly would be the greatest honour in my rowing career, maybe even in my life.”
The Golden Oar is the most prestigious award for single scullers in the Netherlands. It has only seen five owners in its 114 year life. Marit becomes the sixth. It was handed to Marit by former owner, Frans Göbel (lightweight champion 1989) who chose Marit to succeed him.
But 2005 was Marit’s year in more ways than one. She started off the year by winning gold at the FISA Team Cup in the lightweight women’s single. Then she completed the racing season by becoming World Champion in the same event. Moving into the head racing season Marit finished third at Switzerland’s Armada Cup in the open women’s single. She then took on open-weight World Champion Ekaterina Karsten and finished a competitive second at the Hell of the North.
At the end of the year the awards and accolades started to arrive. Marit became Amsterdam female athlete of the year and was also nominated for national female athlete of the year.
Marit talked to World Rowing about the Golden Oar, popularity and her life as a rower..."
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rowing, single scull
26/1/06 8:04 AM
"Just after winning at the 2005 World Rowing Championships Marit van Eupen received an email. It contained news that most Dutch single scullers can only dream about. Marit was asked if she would like to have the Golden Oar.
“In the days thereafter I realised that it possibly would be the greatest honour in my rowing career, maybe even in my life.”
The Golden Oar is the most prestigious award for single scullers in the Netherlands. It has only seen five owners in its 114 year life. Marit becomes the sixth. It was handed to Marit by former owner, Frans Göbel (lightweight champion 1989) who chose Marit to succeed him.
But 2005 was Marit’s year in more ways than one. She started off the year by winning gold at the FISA Team Cup in the lightweight women’s single. Then she completed the racing season by becoming World Champion in the same event. Moving into the head racing season Marit finished third at Switzerland’s Armada Cup in the open women’s single. She then took on open-weight World Champion Ekaterina Karsten and finished a competitive second at the Hell of the North.
At the end of the year the awards and accolades started to arrive. Marit became Amsterdam female athlete of the year and was also nominated for national female athlete of the year.
Marit talked to World Rowing about the Golden Oar, popularity and her life as a rower..."
Read the Full Article
rowing, single scull
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