Meike de Vlas explained

Birth Date:5 September 1942
Birth Place:Ameland, German-occupied Netherlands
Death Place:Oslo, Norway
Spouse:Hadriaan van Nes
Sport:Rowing
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Geertruida Akke (Meike) de Vlas (5 September 1942 – 8 October 2022) was a Dutch rower who won a silver medal in the single sculls at the European Championships in 1964.[1] Her husband Hadriaan van Nes and daughter Eeke van Nes (born 1969) are Olympic medalists in rowing.

De Vlas was born on Ameland on 6 September 1942.[2] She died of cancer on 8 October 2022, at the age of 80.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-10-23 . Ouders . 1942-09-07 . Geboorteadvertentie . delpher.nl . Leeuwarder Courant.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=eYN3-i4BfLwC&pg=PT153 Famke op het ijs
  3. Web site: Minneside for Meike de Vlas . 2022-10-12 . nb.