Pepijn Aardewijn, born in Amsterdam on 15 June 1970, is a former Dutch rower who competed for the Netherlands at two consecutive Summer Olympic Games, starting in 1996. At the Atlanta Games he won the silver medal in the men's lightweight double sculls, rowing alongside Maarten van der Linden. Lightweight rowing sets an upper limit on crew weight, and in a double sculls each of the two rowers handles two oars. He is married to the rower Kirsten van der Kolk, who won an Olympic bronze medal in 2004 and a gold medal in 2008, and the couple have a child.
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Born 15 June 1970 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland NED
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is a former rower from the Netherlands
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He won the silver medal in the men's lightweight double sculls event in Atlanta, Georgia
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is a former rower from the Netherlands
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competed for his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996
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