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Rachelle Viinberg

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Rachelle Viinberg is a Canadian rower, born on 30 April 1979 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, and listed by Olympedia under the full name Rachelle De Jong-Viinberg. She stands 183 centimetres tall and rowed for Western Rowing Club in London, Regina RC in Regina and the Victoria Vikes in Victoria. She represented Canada at two Summer Olympics. At the 2008 Games, competing under the name Rachelle De Jong, she took part in the women's quadruple sculls and finished eighth. At the 2012 Games in London, competing as Rachelle Viinberg, she rowed in the Canadian women's eight, which finished second and won the silver medal, her only Olympic medal.

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1979 1
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Source Rachelle Viinberg (Olympedia)
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NOC Canada
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1. Rachelle Viinberg (Olympedia)
  • Biographical information, Born
    Born 30 April 1979 in Nanaimo, British Columbia (CAN)
  • Results, event line
    Quadruple Sculls, Women
  • Biographical information, NOC
    NOC Canada
  • Competed In: 2008 Summer Olympics, Results, Games column
    2008 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, Results, Games column [competed-in]
    2012 Summer Olympics
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