Eeke Geertruida van Nes is a retired rower from the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

, who won a total number of three Olympic medals during her career. A daughter of former Olympic silver medalist Hadriaan van Nes

Hadriaan van Nes

Hadriaan van Nes is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the men's coxed pairs at the 1968 Summer Olympics, alongside Roderick Rijnders and Herman Suselbeek...

, she won the bronze medal in the women's double sculls in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

 alongside Irene Eijs

Irene Eijs

Irene Elisabeth Maria Eijs is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who won a bronze medal in the women's double sculls at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia alongside Eeke van Nes.-References:...

, followed by the silver four years later in Sydney, Australia with Pieta van Dishoeck

Pieta van Dishoeck

Pieta Roberta van Dishoeck is a retired rower from the Netherlands who won two Olympic medals during her career. She claimed the silver medal in the women's double sculls, alongside Eeke van Nes, and in the women's eight with coxswain in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:...

. She retired from international rowing after the Sydney Olympics.