Floris van de Werken

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Floris van de Werken
Personal information
Full nameFloris van de Werken
NationalityDutch
Born (1995-04-02) 2 April 1995 (age 29)
Warder
Sailing career
Class 49er
Competition record
Men's sailing
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Wudam Al Sahil 49er
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hubbards, Canada 49er
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 The Hague, The Netherlands 49er
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Lanzarote, Spain 49er
Star Sailors League
Crew Men
rank
Highest:
2
7 October 2022:
6
Updated on 19 June 2023

Floris van de Werken (born April 2 1995 in Warder) is a sailor from the Netherlands. He is a triple World Championship gold medallist and Olympian. [1]

He is, with Bart Lambriex, the 2021, 2022 and 2023 49er World Champion and took a silver medal in the 2024 49er & 49er FX World Championships . [2] The duo got nominated for the Rolex World Sailor of the Year award in 2022 and 2023 but never won the award so far.

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References

  1. "Floris van de Werken Sailing.Org Profile". sailing.org. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. "Results 2021 World Championships 49er". 49er.org. Retrieved 21 November 2021.