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Born |
Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
5 May 1968 ||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||
Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||
Club | Willem III, Amsterdam | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Femke Boelen (born 5 May 1968) is a retired Dutch rower. In 1994 she won a world title in the coxless fours and finished in fourth place in the coxed eights. Next year she won a bronze medal in the coxed eights; she finished in sixth place in this event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Boelen retired from competitions in 1997 and worked as a coach at her rowing club Willem III in Amsterdam. Her father Herman is also an Olympic rower and rowing coach, while her husband is the rower Hans Lycklama.