Dorian van Rijsselberghe

Dorian van Rijsselberghe (born 24 November 1988, in Den Burg) is a sailor (windsurfer) 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
Height1.89 m (6.2 ft)
Sailing career
Class(es)RS:X
ClubWaddenteam
Competition record
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonRS:X
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroRS:X
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 PerthRS:X
Gold medal – first place2018 AarhusRS:X
Silver medal – second place2013 BuziosRS:X
Silver medal – second place2016 EilatRS:X
Silver medal – second place2019 GardaRS:X
Bronze medal – third place2009 WeymouthRS:X
Bronze medal – third place2015 Al MussanahRS:X
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 PalermoRS:X
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 was 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
  • "The Official International Sailing Federation Olympic Games Website: London 2012". ISAF. Retrieved 13 February 2014.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dorian van Rijsselberghe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  2. "Website Van Rijsselberghe". Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  3. "International Sailing Federation: London 2012 Results centre". Sailing.org. International Sailing Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  4. "Nederlandse deelnemers Londen 2012". Zeilen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  5. "Deelnemers uit Nederland". Zoekenvindalles.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  6. "Van Rijsselberghe zeker van goud". NOS (in Dutch). 5 August 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2014.


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