Abe Wiersma

Abe Wiersma (born 14 August 1994 in Amsterdam)[1] is a Dutch representative rower, an Olympian and an Olympic and world champion.

[2] In the Dutch men's quad scull at Tokyo 2020 he won an Olympic gold medal[2] and set a new world's best time for that event.

Wiersma's Dutch representative debut came in 2011 when he was selected in a quad scull to race at the Junior World Rowing Championships at Eton Dorney.

[2] In 2017, Wiersma and Koen Metsemakers secured seats in the Dutch senior men's quad scull and they raced in that boat at all three World Rowing Cups, the European Championships and the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida where they finished in overall fourth place.

[2] They commenced their 2021 campaign for the delayed Tokyo Olympics with a second placing at the 2021 European Championships and a gold medal at the World Rowing Cup II in May 2021.