Marcelien de Koning

Medal record
Marcelien de Koning
Competitor for  Netherlands
Women's Sailing
Silver	2008 Beijing	Women's 470 class

Marcelien de Koning (born May 10, 1978 in Hoorn) is a Dutch sailor.^[1] She is a three-time World Champion in the 470-class.

De Koning sails since 1990 and since 2001 she participates in the 470-class alongside Lobke Berkhout. Together they became World Champion in 2005 in San Francisco.^[1] This performance earned them the title of Dutch sports team of the year. In 2006 in Rizhao and 2007 in Cascais they successfully defended their World titles.^[1] In 2008 they only finished in fourth position in Melbourne, but their main goal for that year is success at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.^[1]

Career highlights

1 Gold 470 World Championship, San Francisco, 2005

3 Bronze 470 Delta Lloyd Regatta, Medemblik, 2005

1 Gold 470 World Championship, Rizhao, 2006

1 Gold 470 Delta Lloyd Regatta, Medemblik, 2006

1 Gold 470 World Championship, Cascais, 2007

1 Gold 470 Rolex Miami OCR, Miami, 2007

3 Bronze 470 Delta Lloyd Regatta, Medemblik, 2008

2 Silver 470 Olympic Games, Beijing, 2008

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Athlete biography: Marcelien de Koning, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 15, 2008

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Name	Koning, Marcelien de
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Date of birth	May 10, 1978
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