| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men'srowing | ||
Representingthe Netherlands | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | M8+ |
| World Championships | ||
| 2009 Poznan | M8+ |
| 2015 Aiguebelette | M8+ |
Olivier Siegelaar (born 24 October 1986, inHaarlem) is arower from the Netherlands.[1]
Siegelaar qualified for the2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with the Dutch eights forming a team withOlaf van Andel,Jozef Klaassen,Meindert Klem,David Kuiper,Diederik Simon,Rogier Blink,Mitchel Steenman and coxPeter Wiersum. Due to an injury Siegelaar was replaced byReinder Lubbers during the repechages. He was back in the boat during the final and finished 4th.[1]
Siegelaar rowed in the men's eight during the 2009, 2010 and 2011 World Championships finishing 3rd, 4th and 6th respectively, before competing at the2012 Summer Olympics in London. In a close race Siegelaar finished 5th, only 0.5 seconds off the bronze medal. At the2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro he was part of themen's eight team that won a bronze medal.
During his rowing career, Siegelaar pursued a degree in Mechanical Engineering between 2009 and 2013 at theUniversity of California, Berkeley, where he competed for the Cal Golden Bears. He rowed three times (2009, 2010, 2011) in the Varsity eight during the IRA National Championships and won silver, gold and bronze respectively.
After the2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Siegelaar earned aMaster of Business Administration atSaïd Business School inOxford and in the same year wonThe Boat Race forOUBC.
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