Lisa Scheenaard

Lisa Scheenaard (born 5 September 1988) is a Dutch rower, who competed at the Olympic Games.

Lisa Scheenaard

Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1988-09-05) 5 September 1988 (age 36) Weert, Netherlands
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Rowing
Event	Double sculls
Medal record Women's Rowing Representing  Netherlands Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Double sculls World Championships 2019 Ottensheim Double sculls European Championships 2023 Bled Quadruple sculls 2020 Poznan Double sculls 2018 Glasgow Double sculls 2017 Račice Double sculls 2013 Seville Quadruple sculls

Rowing

In 2016, Scheenaard won the Princess Royal Challenge Cup (the premier women's singles sculls event) at the Henley Royal Regatta, rowing for the Hollandia Roeiclub.^[1]

Scheenaard won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships^[2] and a silver medal at the 2020 European Rowing Championships.^[3]

She won the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the double sculls event together with Roos de Jong.

Cycling

In 2018, 2020, and 2022 she was the champion at the Dutch Headwind Cycling Championships, held in storm conditions at Oosterscheldekering over an 8.5 km course against the North Sea wind on upright single-speed bikes. In 2018 she battled "Moderate gale" force 7 winds to complete the distance in 20 minutes 28 seconds. In 2020 she completed the course in 23 minutes 8 seconds while facing "Fresh gale" force 8 (code orange) winds. In 2022 she battled "Moderate gale" force 7 winds to complete the distance in 22 minutes 53 seconds.