Anneke Venema

Anneke Venema ( born January 19, 1971 in Veendam ) is a Dutch rower. She is two -time Olympian and won as a member of the Dutch rowing eight at the Olympic Summer Games in Sydney in 2000 the silver medal.

Venema began her athletic career at the helm Association Gyas in Groningen. Her debut at the Olympics, she gave in 1996 in Atlanta. Together with Elien Meijer she reached the eighth place in two without coxswain. After she retired from the first rowing back, but in 1998 a member of the Dutch rowing eight. In this boat she managed the biggest success of her career at the Summer Olympic Games in Sydney. Behind the boat from Romania reached the Dutch women the silver medal.

In her home club Gyas Venema 2001 was elected an honorary member.