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Jun 30, 1893 Jakarta, Indonesia Died on 06 Jun 1978 (aged 84)
Dutch rower
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About Frits Eijken
- Frits Evert Eijken (30 June 1893 – 6 June 1978) was a Dutch rower.
- He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in the single sculls, but failed to reach the final.
- In 1921, Eijken won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta beating Jack Beresford in the final.
- Following Eijken's victory, Janus Ooms passed on to him the "Golden Belt" he was awarded in 1892.
- Eijken, in turn, passed it on to the next Dutch Diamonds winner Bert Gunther in 1929.
