Dorian van Rijsselberghe
Dutch windsurfer (born 1988)
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Dorian van Rijsselberghe (born 24 November 1988) is a Dutch windsurfer.[1][2]
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Van Rijsselberghe in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Dorian Benno Eric van Rijsselberge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 November 1988 Den Burg, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6.2 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sailing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Waddenteam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class | RS:X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
Van Rijsselberghe was a student at CIOS. Van Rijsselberghe has two daughters.
2012 Olympics
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
- "The Official International Sailing Federation Olympic Games Website: London 2012". ISAF. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
