Ellen Hogerwerf
Dutch rower (born 1989)
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Elisabeth Wilhelmina "Ellen" Hogerwerf (born 10 February 1989) is a Dutch rower. She is a three time Olympian and an Olympic silver medalist in the coxless four at Tokyo 2020.
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| Full name | Elisabeth Wilhelmina Hogerwerf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 February 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Coxless pair, Coxless four, Eight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | DSR Proteus-Eretes[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Josy Verdonkschot[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hogerwerf placed eighth in the double sculls at the 2012 Olympics and sixth in the eights at the 2016 Rio Games. She won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships and two silver medals at the European championships in 2015–2016.[3][4] She was a member of the Dutch coxless four, along with Karolien Florijn, Ymkje Clevering and Veronique Meester, that won an Olympic silver medal in Tokyo 2020.[5][6] The same crew was a three-time European Champion (in 2019, 2020 and 2021) and won a silver medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships.
Hogerwerf has a degree in mechanical engineering from Delft University of Technology.[3]
