These are the Olympic medals of UvA students and alumni

13 augustus 2024

The Olympic Games are over. It was a great success with a record number of medals for TeamNL. The participating UvA students and alumni also secured numerous medals.

The Netherlands finished sixth in the medal table at the Paris Olympics. The UvA students and alumni also contributed: together they took home no less than four gold and five silver medals!

UvA students

Derck de Vilder: hockey, Economics and Business Economics: gold
Jan van der Bij: rowing, Accountancy & Control: silver

UvA alumni

Hermijntje Drenth: rowing, Amsterdam University College 2015: gold
Jonas de Geus: hockey, Finance 2022: gold
Lennart van Lierop: rowing, Mathematics 2018: gold
Jacob van de Kerkhof: rowing, International Trade & Investment Law 2021: silver
Ruben Knab: rowing, Medicine 2015: silver
Mick Makker: rowing, Private Law 2021: silver
Lisanne de Witte: athletics, Communication Studies 2015: silver

See also: These UvA students and alumni are competing in the Paris Olympics