Rick van der Ven

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Ven, not Ven.
Rick van der Ven
Rick van der Ven at the London Olympic Games in 2012
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1991-04-14) 14 April 1991 (age 33)
Oss
Sport
SportArchery
Medal record
Men's archery
Representing  Netherlands
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Belek Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Copenhagen Individual
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Wroclaw Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Lausanne Final Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Shanghai Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Shanghai Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Medellin Individual
Silver medal – second place 2016 Shanghai Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Amsterdam Individual
Gold medal – first place 2012 Amsterdam Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich Mixed team
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Nîmes Team
Indoor World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nîmes Individual
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Rzeszow Individual
Gold medal – first place 2013 Rzeszow Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Koper Team
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku Team
Olympic Test Event
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Rio de Janeiro Team

Rick van der Ven (born 14 April 1991, in Oss)[1] is a Dutch archer who started to practise archery at the age of 8.

In 2009 at the World Junior Championship in Ogden, Utah, Rick was the runner-up with a silver medal. In 2011 at the World Junior Championship in Legnica, Poland he won silver with the Mixed team, bronze with the men's team and finished 4th in the individual event. In May 2012 in the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam, Van der Ven became European Champion in Outdoor Archery, both individually and in the team event. In February 2013, in Rzeszów, Van der Ven became also European Champion Indoor, again individually as well as with the Dutch team.

  1. ^ "Rick van der Ven – Archery – Olympic Athlete". 2012 London Olympic Summer Games. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.