At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro he was in the Dutch men's eight which won a bronze medal.

[1] In the Dutch men's quad scull at Tokyo 2020 he won an Olympic gold medal[1] and set a new world's best time for that event.

In 2016 he was in a Hollandia eight which won the Grand Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta.

In 2019 with Wieten replacing Stefan Broenink in the three seat, the Dutch quad continued to improve their rankings, winning gold at the European Championships, taking third place at the World Rowing Cup III and then at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Linz-Ottensheim taking the gold medal ahead of Poland and winning a World Championship title.

[1] 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.