About Matthijs Vellenga
Born 1977. Matthijs Vellenga is a Dutch rower.
Matthijs Vellenga (born 29 October 1977 in Grijpskerk) is a rower from the Netherlands.
His career highlight so far was in Athens at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he won the silver medal in the eights together with Michiel Bartman, Geert-Jan Derksen, Gerritjan Eggenkamp, Daniël Mensch, Diederik Simon, Jan-Willem Gabriëls, Gijs Vermeulen and Chun Wei Cheung.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Vellenga again took part in the men's eights, finishing in 5th place.
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Who is Matthijs Vellenga?
Dutch rower
When was Matthijs Vellenga born?
Matthijs Vellenga was born on 29 October 1977 in Alphen aan den Rijn.
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Matthijs Vellenga is a rower.
What nationality is Matthijs Vellenga?
Matthijs Vellenga is Dutch.
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