Helen Tanger

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Helen Tanger (born 22 August 1978 in Hardenberg) is a rower from the Netherlands.[1]

NationalityDutch
Born (1978-08-22) 22 August 1978 (age 47)
CountryNetherlands
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Helen Tanger
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1978-08-22) 22 August 1978 (age 47)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportWomen's Rowing
College teamSyracuse Orange (2001)
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingWomen's eight
Bronze medal – third place2004 AthensWomen's eight
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2005 GifuWomen's eight
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Early life and education

Tanger is a graduate of Syracuse University in New York, earning her degree in 2001.[2][3]

Athletic career

Tanger took part in the World Championships of 2003 in Milan winning the silver medal in the four. With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she and her team mates rowed to the bronze medal.[1] They won another bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships in Gifu. A short trip to the double sculls in 2005 left her at the fifth position at the 2006 World Championships in Eton.[1]

In 2008, she returned to the eights and she qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing forming a team with Femke Dekker, Annemiek de Haan, Roline Repelaer van Driel, Nienke Kingma, Sarah Siegelaar, Marlies Smulders, Annemarieke van Rumpt and cox Ester Workel.[1]

References

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