Melvin Twellaar

{{Short description|Dutch rower (born 1996)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Melvin Twellaar

| image = Melvin Twellaar (2022).jpg

| caption = Twellaar in Račice, 2022

| nationality = Dutch

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|12|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Den Horn, Netherlands{{Cite web |title=Roeier Twellaar wil op zout water in Tokio medaille pakken |last=Elderman |first=Henk |url=https://www.rtvnoord.nl/nieuws/835163/roeier-twellaar-wil-op-zout-water-in-tokio-medaille-pakken |date=15 July 2021 |website=RTV Noord |access-date=31 August 2023 |lang=nl}}

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| country = Netherlands

| sport = Rowing

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's rowing}}

{{MedalCountry|{{NED}}}}

{{MedalOlympic}}

{{MedalSilver|2020 Tokyo|Double sculls}}

{{MedalSilver|2024 Paris|Double sculls}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2023 Belgrade|Double sculls}}

{{MedalSilver|2022 Račice|Single sculls}}

{{MedalComp|European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2020 Poznań|Double sculls}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Munich|Single sculls}}

{{MedalSilver|2021 Varese|Double sculls}}

{{MedalBronze|2023 Bled|Double sculls}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Rowing U23 Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Poznań|Double sculls}}

}}

Melvin Twellaar (born 23 December 1996) is a Dutch rower – an Olympian and a 2023 world champion. With Stef Broenink, he won the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the double sculls event.{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rowing/athlete-profile-n1476583-twellaar-melvin.htm|title=Profile – Tokyo 2020 Olympics|website=olympic.com|access-date=23 July 2021|archive-date=9 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809001741/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rowing/athlete-profile-n1476583-twellaar-melvin.htm|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |last=Tennery |first=Amy |date=28 July 2021 |title=Rowing-Netherlands, China win in world best times in speedy day of competition |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/rowing-romania-wins-womens-double-sculls-gold-france-takes-mens-crown-2021-07-28/ |access-date=17 August 2022 |work=Reuters}} He was still rowing the double scull with Broenink when they won gold in that boat at the 2023 World Rowing Championships.