Marlies Smulders is a 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...

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With the Dutch eights Smulders qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 in Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

 and she and her team mates rowed to the bronze medal. In 2007 she returned to the eights in which the Dutch only became seventh at the World Championships. Earlier that year they won the Rowing World Cup

Rowing World Cup

The World Rowing Cup is an international rowing competition organized by FISA . It first began in 1997 and comprises three regattas held throughout early summer. In each event points are awarded to the top seven finishing boats and an overall winner determined after the last world cup regatta...

 in Amsterdam and they finished third in both Luzern and Linz

Linz

Linz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about...

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She qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

 with the Dutch eights forming a team with Femke Dekker

Femke Dekker

Femke Dekker is a Dutch rower from the Netherlands.Dekker started rowing in 1990 and made her international debut in the double sculls at the 1995 Junior World Championships in Poznan. Together with Christel Rijnten she won the bronze medal...

, Annemiek de Haan

Annemiek de Haan

Annemiek de Haan is a rower from the Netherlands.De Haan started rowing in 1999 and made her international debut in the fours at the 1999 Junior World Championships in Plovdiv. Together with Melina Bus, Anja Mourik and Mirthe Kamp she won the bronze medal...

, Roline Repelaer van Driel

Roline Repelaer van Driel

Roline Repelaer van Driel is a rower from the Netherlands. She started rowing as a student, at U.S.R. "Triton" rowing club in Utrecht....

, Nienke Kingma

Nienke Kingma

Nienke Kingma is a rower from the Netherlands.Kingma took part in the World Championships of 2006 in the fours finishing fifth in Eton. A year later at the World Championships in Munich she was part of the double sculls and became 9th...

, Sarah Siegelaar

Sarah Siegelaar

Sarah Siegelaar is a rower from the Netherlands.Siegelaar took part in the World Championships of 2003 in Milan winning the silver medal in the fours. With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she and her team mates rowed to the bronze medal...

, Annemarieke van Rumpt

Annemarieke van Rumpt

Annemarieke van Rumpt is a rower from the Netherlands.Van Rumpt took part in the World Championships of 2003 in Milan winning the silver medal in the fours. With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she and her team mates rowed to the bronze medal...

, Helen Tanger

Helen Tanger

Helen Tanger is a rower from the Netherlands.-Early life and education:Tanger is a graduate of Syracuse University in New York, earning her degree in 2001.-Athletic career:...

 and cox Ester Workel

Ester Workel

Ester Workel is a rowing cox from the Netherlands.With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she led her team mates rowing to the bronze medal. They won another bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships in Gifu...

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