- Marcelien de Koning
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Marcelien de KoningCompetitor 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
Gold 470 World Championship, San Francisco, 2005
Bronze 470 Delta Lloyd Regatta, Medemblik, 2005
Gold 470 World Championship, Rizhao, 2006
Gold 470 Delta Lloyd Regatta, Medemblik, 2006
Gold 470 World Championship, Cascais, 2007
Gold 470 Rolex Miami OCR, Miami, 2007
Bronze 470 Delta Lloyd Regatta, Medemblik, 2008
Silver 470 Olympic Games, Beijing, 2008
References
- ^ a b c d Athlete biography: Marcelien de Koning, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 15, 2008
Categories:- Living people
- 1978 births
- Dutch yacht racers
- Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic sailors of the Netherlands
- Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
- People from Hoorn
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- Yacht racing biography stubs
- Dutch sportspeople stubs
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