Frits Evert Eijken (30 June 1893 – 6 June 1978) was a Dutch rower.[1] He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in the single sculls, but failed to reach the final.[2] In 1921, Eijken won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta beating Jack Beresford in the final.[3] Following Eijken's victory, Janus Ooms passed on to him the "Golden Belt" he was awarded in 1892. Eijken, in turn, passed it on to the next Dutch Diamonds winner Bert Gunther in 1929.[4]
 Eijken at the 1920 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Frits Evert Eijken | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 1893 Jakarta, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 June 1978 (aged 84) Zwolle, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Laga, Delft | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References edit
- ^ "Frits Eijken". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frits Eijken". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939 Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Rowinghistory.net. Retrieved on 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Van Eupen ontvangt prestigieuze en exclusieve Gouden Riem". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2010.. nlroei.nl. 9 January 2006
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