Mechiel Versluis (born 29 July 1987) is a Dutch representative rower. He is a three time Olympian, an Olympic bronze medallist and was a world and European champion in 2013 in the coxless four

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Mechiel Versluis

Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1987-07-29) 29 July 1987 (age 36) Ooststellingwerf, Netherlands
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Rowing
Event(s)	Coxless four, Eight
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	London 2012 M4- Tokyo 2016 M8+ Tokyo 2020 M8+
Medal record Men's rowing Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Eight World Championships 2013 Chungjiu Coxless four 2019 Ottensheim Eight 2015 Aiguebelette Eight European Championships 2013 Seville Coxless four 2018 Glasgow Eight 2017 Račice Eight 2019 Lucerne Eight

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He finished fifth in the coxless four at the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro he was part of the men's eight team that won a bronze medal. He won a medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships.^[1]