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Niels van der Zwan

1967 - Today

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Cornelis Pieter "Niels" van der Zwan (born 25 June 1967 in Scheveningen, South Holland) is a former rower from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the gold medal with the Holland Acht (Holland Eights). He also competed at the 1992 and 2000 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Niels van der Zwan is the 3,075th most popular athlete (up from 3,192nd in 2024), the 1,189th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 1,240th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Dutch Athlete.

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Among people born in 1967, Niels van der Zwan ranks 716. Before him are Alf Poier, Arnaldo Mesa, Sergei Tchepikov, Ahmed Afif, Yutaka Azuma, and Valentine Strasser. After him are Mnatsakan Iskandaryan, Takafumi Hori, Luck Mervil, Reed Diamond, Géza Röhrig, and Carlos Mencia.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Niels van der Zwan ranks 1,191 out of 1,646. Before him are Arantxa Rus (1990), Marco Bizot (1991), Manon Bollegraf (1964), Marleen Veldhuis (1979), Robert Verbeek (1961), Sjeng Schalken (1976), and Henk Duut (1964). After him are Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (1986), Dylan van Baarle (1992), Marianne Thieme (1972), Jan Veenhof (1969), and Pete Hoekstra (1953).

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Among ATHLETES In Netherlands

Among athletes born in Netherlands, Niels van der Zwan ranks 40. Before him are Michael van Gerwen (1989), Dafne Schippers (1992), Rico Verhoeven (1989), Femke Bol (2000), Edward Gal (1970), and Henk-Jan Zwolle (1964). After him are Nico Rienks (1962), Martine Ohr (1964), Jeroen Duyster (1966), Deborah Gravenstijn (1974), Michiel Bartman (1967), and Elisabeth Willeboordse (1978).

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