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Ruben Rolvink

Dutch athlete

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ111609861 ↗
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Ruben Rolvink (born 25 August 2002) is a Dutch discus thrower. He is a multiple-time champion at the Dutch Athletics Championships. He set the Dutch national record of 71,22m in Ramona (US) in May 2026 which also makes him the best left-handed discus thrower in the world.

Early and personal life

He is from Naaldwijk and is two metres tall. He started in athletics at the age of nine-years old. He is a left-handed discus thrower. His younger brother Yannick Rolvink also competes as a discus thrower.

Career

He set the Dutch junior record of 68.76 metres for the 1.75 kg discus throw.

As a senior he won gold at the Dutch Athletics Championships in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025 and 2026.

He won a bronze medal at the European Throwing Cup in 2022, 2024 and 2026.

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