Ellen Hogerwerf

Ellen Hogerwerf
Hogerwerf at the 2016 European Championships
Personal information
Full nameElisabeth Wilhelmina Hogerwerf
NationalityDutch
Born (1989-02-10) 10 February 1989 (age 35)
Gouda, Netherlands[1]
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportRowing
Event(s)Coxless pair, Coxless four, Eight
ClubDSR Proteus-Eretes[2]
Coached byJosy Verdonkschot[3]
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Coxless four
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Ottensheim Coxless four
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Bled Coxless four
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lucerne Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 2020 Poznan Coxless Four
Gold medal – first place 2021 Varese Coxless Four
Silver medal – second place 2015 Poznań Coxless pair
Silver medal – second place 2016 Brandenburg Eight
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Glasgow Eight

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.

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]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ellen Hogerwerf". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ Ellen Hogerwerf Archived 12 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. roeien.nl
  3. ^ a b c Ellen Hogerwerf Archived 12 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  4. ^ "Ellen Hogerwerf". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. ^ Pender, Kieran (28 July 2021). "'Amazing hour' of Olympic rowing produces Australian medal bonanza". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. ^ Tennery, Amy (28 July 2021). "Rowing-Netherlands, China win in world best times in speedy day of competition". Reuters. Retrieved 17 August 2022.