Douwe de Graaf
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| Born | 23 May 2000[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Leander Club | ||||||||||||||
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Douwe de Graaf (born 23 May 2000) is a British rower. He was a gold medalist at the 2025 World Rowing Championships in the coxless four.
Biography
He started rowing in 2013 at St Paul's School, London, where his older brother was a member of the men’s eight. He attended Harvard University in the United States, and later studied for an MPhil in Finance and Economics at St Edmund's College, Cambridge.[2][3]
He was a medalist at the World Junior Rowing Championships and was a gold medalist in the men’s pair, alongside Calvin Tarczy, at the 2021 World Rowing U23 Championships in the Czech Republic.[4][5]
In 2024, he was a member of the Leander Club crew which set a new course record at the Head of the River Race on the River Thames.[6] He won the Men’s pairs at the GB Trails alongside George Bourne in February 2025.[7] He was a member of the winning Cambridge boat at the 2025 Varsity Boat Race.[8][9] He was a gold medalist at the 2025 World Rowing Championships in the coxless four in Shanghai, in September 2025, alongside Bourne, Dan Graham and James Robson.[10][11]
References
- ^ "Douwe De Graaf". World Rowing. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Douwe De Graaf". Theboatrace.org. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ Rosenbladt, Oli (21 October 2024). "'You Push, I Steer' - Champ, Collegiate and Lightweights". row2k. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Great Britain claim four medals at U23 World Rowing Championships". British Rowing. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ Apicella, Liam (15 September 2025). "Douwe de Graaf looking to convert junior medals into World Rowing Championships success in Shanghai". Cambridge Independent. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Leander seize victory in new record time at 2024 Head of the River Race". British Rowing. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Next generation mixes with seasoned internationals at top of GB trials". British Rowing. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "The Boat Race 2025 – Men's Race Preview". jrn.news. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Students win for Cambridge at The Boat Race 2025". st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "World Champions crowned at World Rowing Championships in Shanghai". British Rowing. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ Snelson, Flora (26 September 2025). "Great Britain add two golds to World Championships haul". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 September 2025.