Herman Jan Rouwé is a Dutch

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...

 rower

Rowing (sport)

Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

 who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics

1964 Summer Olympics

The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...

 and in the 1968 Summer Olympics

1968 Summer Olympics

The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...

.Herman Rouwé
Full name: Herman Jan Rouwé
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10" (179 cm)
Weight: 176 lbs (80 kg)
Born: January 20, 1943 in Grouw, Friesland, Netherlands
Affiliations: Triton, Utrecht (NED)
Country: Netherlands
Sport: Rowing

Related Olympians: Brother of Henk Rouwé.

Medals: 1 Bronze (1 Total)

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Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1964 Summer 21 Tokyo Rowing Men's Coxed Pairs Netherlands NED 3 Bronze
1968 Summer 25 Ciudad de México Rowing Men's Coxed Fours Netherlands NED 9
Men's Coxed PairsGlossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Event History ▪ Mouseover for column descriptions
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Partner Phase Unit T
1964 Summer 21 Tokyo Rowing Netherlands NED Erik Hartsuiker Final 8:23.42
1964 Summer 21 Tokyo Rowing Netherlands NED Erik Hartsuiker Round One Repêchage Heat Three 7:28.58
1964 Summer 21 Tokyo Rowing Netherlands NED Erik Hartsuiker Round One Heat One 7:56.80
Men's Coxed FoursGlossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Event History ▪ Mouseover for column descriptions
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase ▴ Unit T
1968 Summer 25 Ciudad de México Rowing Netherlands NED B Final 6:51.77
1968 Summer 25 Ciudad de México Rowing Netherlands NED Round One Heat One 7:08.15
1968 Summer 25 Ciudad de México Rowing Netherlands NED Semi-Finals Heat One 7:08.68

He was born in Grouw

Grou (Netherlands)

Grou is a town in Boarnsterhim in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 5737 citizens .The town is located on the Pikmeer lake and the Prinses Margrietkanaal....

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In 1964 he was a crew member of the Dutch boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed pairs event.

Four years later he finished ninth with the Dutch boat in the coxed fours competition.

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