.JPG) Paulis in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1993-07-30)30 July 1993 (age 32)[1] Leiderdorp, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Lightweight double sculls, Lightweight quadruple sculls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ilse Paulis (born 30 July 1993) is a Dutch representativerower. She is a world champion, a dual Olympian, an Olympic gold medallist and has set threeworld's best times, two of which are standing world records as of 2021. She is racing the lightweight women's double scull withMarieke Keijser atTokyo 2021.[2]
Paulis rowed collegiately for theOhio State Buckeyes.[3]
Together withMaaike Head, Paulis won the gold medal in thelightweight double sculls at the2016 Summer Olympics.[4]
For the2026 World Rowing Championships inAmsterdam, Paulis was appointed Regatta Director in a joint role together with former Olympic championNico Rienks.[5]
At the2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, in the final of women's lightweight quad scull Paulis,Mirte Kraaijkamp,Elisabeth Woerner andMaaike Head rowed a world's best time of 6:15.95 a mark which has not been beaten as of 2021.[6]
In 2016 at theWorld Rowing Cup III in Poznan, Paulis and Head set a newworld's best time of 6:47.69 in a lightweight double scull. This record stood until June 2021 when Paulis, now rowing withMarieke Keijser clocked 6:43.79 in the final at WRC III inSabaudia, Italy.[6]
Both her younger sisters are rowers too.Bente Paulis was the silver medallist at the2024 Summer Olympics in thequadruple sculls. Their youngest sisterFemke has competed in three junior world championships.[7]
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Since 1984 and, after 1996 in non-Olympic years, this boat class has been aWorld Championships event; seeWorld champions – Lightweight women's double sculls |
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