{"id":82484,"date":"2018-01-11T09:30:32","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T08:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=82484"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:54","slug":"goud-halen-op-de-olympische-spelen-in-tokio-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/01\/11\/goud-halen-op-de-olympische-spelen-in-tokio-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Winning a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rower Marieke Keijzer (20, Bachelor degree at Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management) prepares for an Olympic medal.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI come from a genuine rowing family. My aunt and uncle used to row at the elite level and even competed in the Olympics. When I attended one of my older brother\u2019s rowing sessions as a fifteen-year-old, I was sold on the sport at once. There are no words to describe the feeling I have when I\u2019m in my boat. I\u2019m outside enjoying the sun, with the wind running through my hair \u2013 and then there\u2019s the act of rowing itself, obviously. It\u2019s how I let off steam. It allows me to fully relax and empty my mind, despite the fact that I\u2019m exerting myself physically. I generally row on my own, but sometimes I\u2019ll row with a partner.<\/p>\n

Three years after taking up the sport, I won the junior world title. After that, I won other titles and medals at the European Championships and World Championships. I\u2019m quite fanatical, I really genuinely enjoy what I do, and I\u2019m talented. Those are the three main factors. In addition, I have an excellent feel for what a boat is doing and how to respond to it, and I\u2019m quite coachable. I really listen to my coach, I understand what he means, and I do it.<\/p>\n

I hope all these things will get me to the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, and that I will win that gold medal there. That would obviously be quite magical. Although I have to say, at the end of the day it\u2019s not about the medal itself, but rather about the fact that I\u2019m the fastest. And about the competition itself. Competitions at that level are always really cool. I do get a kick out of that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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