The Dutch rowing team won a silver medal at the European championships in Munich on Saturday. The eight started difficult and had to catch up from the rear position. Surprisingly, they succeeded: behind Great Britain, the Netherlands came second. The Italians completed the podium.
There was more Dutch rowing success on Saturday: the foursome without a coxswain in the men and the female double sculls also achieved a silver medal. The duo Roos de Jong and Laila Youssifou lagged behind the Romanian competition, but ahead of the Italian opponents. The helmsman-less quartet had to tolerate the British, but was faster than Romania.
On Friday, the Dutch delegation won three gold medals, a silver and a bronze medal at the European Championships. Swimmer Marrit Steenbergen, the male track cyclist team and the mixed Dutch swimming team became first in their disciplines. The silver went to the female track cyclists and track cyclist Vincent Hoppezak scored a bronze medal.