Dorian van Rijsselberghe

Dorian van Rijsselberghe (born 24 November 1988 in Den Burg) is a sailor from the Netherlands.[1][2]

Dorian van Rijsselberghe
Personal information
Full nameDorian Benno Eric van Rijsselberge
NationalityDutch
Born (1988-11-24) 24 November 1988
Den Burg
Height1.90 m (6.2 ft)
Sailing career
Class(es)RS:X
ClubWaddenteam
Updated on 27 February 2016.

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 is a student at CIOS. Van Rijsselberghe is married and 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

2012 Olympics (Weymouth)

  • "The Official International Sailing Federation Olympic Games Website: London 2012". ISAF. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
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References

  1. "Dorian van Rijsselberghe Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  2. "Website Van Rijsselberghe". Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  3. "International Sailing Federation: London 2012 Results centre". ISAF. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  4. "Nederlandse deelnemers Londen 2012". www.zeilen.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  5. "Deelnemers uit Nederland". www.zoekenvindalles.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  6. "Van Rijsselberghe zeker van goud". NOS (in Dutch). 5 August 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Jeroen Delmee
Flagbearer for  Netherlands
London 2012
Succeeded by
Jeroen Dubbeldam
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