Summary
Dorian van Rijsselberghe (born 24 November 1988, in Den Burg) is a sailor (windsurfer) from the Netherlands.[1][2]
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| Full name | Dorian Benno Eric van Rijsselberge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 November 1988 Den Burg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6.2 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class | RS:X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Waddenteam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Competition record
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He won his first Dutch title when he was 13.
Van Rijsselberghe on the Dutch RS:X won the gold medals[3] at the 2012 Olympics[4][5] in Weymouth, and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Personal life edit
Van Rijsselberghe was a student at CIOS. Van Rijsselberghe is married and has two daughters.
2012 Olympics edit
Van Rijsselberghe dominated the competition completely by finishing first among the 38 competitors in 7 out of 10 races, second twice and third once.[6] After the ninth race, he had accumulated a sufficient lead over the second placed Nick Dempsey to be certain to win the gold medal – as long as he competed in the remaining races – irrespective of his results in the 10th race and in the medal race.
Further reading edit
- "The Official International Sailing Federation Olympic Games Website: London 2012". ISAF. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dorian van Rijsselberghe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "Website Van Rijsselberghe". Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "International Sailing Federation: London 2012 Results centre". Sailing.org. International Sailing Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "Nederlandse deelnemers Londen 2012". Zeilen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "Deelnemers uit Nederland". Zoekenvindalles.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "Van Rijsselberghe zeker van goud". NOS (in Dutch). 5 August 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
External links edit
- Dorian van Rijsselberghe at World Sailing
- Dorian van Rijsselberghe at Olympics.com
- Dorian van Rijsselberghe at Olympedia
- Dorian van Rijsselberghe at NOC*NSF (in Dutch) (English translation)
