Margriet Matthijsse (born 16 April 1977, in Rotterdam) is a sailor from the Netherlands,[1] who represented her country for the first time at the 1996 Olympics[2] in Atlanta. Matthijsse took the silver in Europe. In the 2000 Olympics[3] in Sydney Matthijsse took her second silver medal again in Europe.[4][5][6] Matthijsse final Olympic appearance was during the 2004 Olympics in Athens. As crew in the Women's 470[7][8] with helmsman Lisa Westerhof she took 9th place.[9]
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Full name | Margriet Matthijsse | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Rotterdam, Netherlands | April 16, 1977|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5.8 ft) | |||||||||||||||||
Sailing career | ||||||||||||||||||
Class(es) | Europe 470 | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Rotterdamsche Zeilvereeniging | |||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 10 February 2014 |
She received the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Award in 1999.
References
edit- ^ "Margriet Matthijsse Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Verbond mikt op vier Olympische zeilmedailles". De Volkskrant. 4 December 1997. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Zwarte dag voor Nederlandse Zeilploeg in Sydney". Nieuwsbank. 26 September 2000. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Jaarverslag KNWV 2000". Koninklijk Nederlands Watersport Verbond. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Zeilteam-Thies plaatst zich maar nipt voor Athene". De Volkskrant. 17 May 2004. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Team-Thies verliest". Nu.nl. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Ook Booth/Dercksen buiten podium". Nu.nl. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
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