Petrus Reininus Johannes "Peter" van Niekerk (born 30 November 1971 in Hazerswoude) is a sailor from the Netherlands,[1][2] who represented his country for the first time at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[3][4] With Roy Heiner as helmsman and Dirk de Ridder as fellow crew member, Van Niekerk took the 4th place[5] in the Soling. In the 2004 Olympics in Athena Van Niekerk made his second Olympic appearance.[6] This time in the Star with Mark Neeleman as helmsman.[7] They took 14th place.[8]
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| Full name | Petrus Reininus Johannes van Niekerk | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 November 1971 Hazerswoude | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | |||||||||||||||
| Class(es) | Soling Star 5.5 Metre | ||||||||||||||
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In 1997–98, he was a crewmember on Volvo 60 yacht Brunel Sunergy in the Whitbread Round the World Race and in 2008–09 on yacht Delta Lloyd in the Volvo Ocean Race.[9][10]
He sailed for ALL4ONE Challenge in the 2010 Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai.[11]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter van Niekerk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "peter van Niekerk". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Verbond mikt op vier Olympische zeilmedailles". De Volkskrant. 4 December 1997. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Zwarte dag voor Nederlandse Zeilploeg in Sydney". Nieuwsbank. 26 September 2000. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Jaarverslag KNWV 2000". Koninklijk Nederlands Watersport Verbond. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Zeilteam-Thies plaatst zich maar nipt voor Athene". De Volkskrant. 17 May 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Team-Thies verliest". Nu.nl. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Ook Booth/Dercksen buiten podium". Nu.nl. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Archive Volvo Ocean Race". Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Archive Volvo Ocean Race". Archived from the original on 21 January 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Louis Vuitton Trophy - Teams Prepare to Race in Dubai: Press Release - from CupInfo.com". www.cupinfo.com. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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