Sjoerd Hamburger

[2] On the advice of his coach Peter van der Noort, he started training in the single scull and thanks to a successful performance at his national championships he was selected to take part in the World Cup.

[2] In December 2004 he was nominated alongside Meindert Klem and Eva Duldig de Jong as a Netherlands Talent Athlete.

[4] During the World Cup finals in Luzern (Lucerne) he finished sixth, at the semi-final stage of which he broke his national record to scull 2000 metres in 6:46.32.

He is one of the tallest rowers to have competed in the Boat Race, standing at 206 cm (6 feet 9.1 inches) and weighing 100 kg (15.7 stone).

Whilst at Oxford, Hamburger rowed in the Oriel 1st VIII in Summer Eights, bumping Pembroke College to finish 2nd on the river.

Hamburger rowed in the 2009 Boat Race . This takes place each year between Oxford and Cambridge universities