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Martha Laurijsen

b. 1954

Dutch rower

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About Martha Laurijsen

Born 1954. Martha Laurijsen is a Dutch coxswain.

Martha "Marty" Johanna Petronella Laurijsen (born 15 April 1954 in Utrecht) is a former rowing cox from the Netherlands. She won the bronze medal coxing the Women's Eights at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, alongside Marieke van Drogenbroek, Lynda Cornet, Greet Hellemans, Nicolette Hellemans, Harriet van Ettekoven, Catharina Neelissen, Anne Quist, and Wiljon Vaandrager.

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Important facts

Born
15 April 1954, Utrecht
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Coxswain
Nationality
Kingdom of the Netherlands

People in Martha Laurijsen's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Marieke van Drogenbroek
Marieke van Drogenbroek
b. 1964
Rower
 Portrait of Nicolette Hellemans
Nicolette Hellemans
b. 1961
Rower
 Portrait of Anne Quist
Anne Quist
b. 1957
Rower
 Portrait of Catharina Neelissen
Catharina Neelissen
b. 1961
Rower
 Portrait of Greet Hellemans
Greet Hellemans
b. 1959
Rower
 Portrait of Harriet van Ettekoven
Harriet van Ettekoven
b. 1961
Rower
 Portrait of Lynda Cornet
Lynda Cornet
b. 1962
Rower
 Portrait of Wiljon Vaandrager
Wiljon Vaandrager
b. 1957
Rower

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Martha Laurijsen's

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Adriaan Blaauw
1914 – 2010
Astronomer
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Alan Lloyd Hodgkin
1914 – 1998
Neuroscientist
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Giuseppe Cocconi
1914 – 2008
Physicist
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Lyman Spitzer
1914 – 1997
Astronomer
 Portrait of Mário Schenberg
Mário Schenberg
1914 – 1990
Physicist
 Portrait of Vladimir Chelomey
Vladimir Chelomey
1914 – 1984
Engineer

Frequently asked questions

Who is Martha Laurijsen?

Dutch rower

When was Martha Laurijsen born?

Martha Laurijsen was born on 15 April 1954 in Utrecht.

What is Martha Laurijsen's occupation?

Martha Laurijsen is a coxswain.

What nationality is Martha Laurijsen?

Martha Laurijsen is Dutch.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Martha Laurijsen

· Wikidata: Q1843639

· DBpedia: Martha Laurijsen

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