Marit Bouwmeester

Marit Bouwmeester ([mɑˈriːt ˈbɑu̯meɪ̯stər]; born 17 June 1988 Wartena) is a sailor from the Netherlands.[1][2]

Marit Bouwmeester
Personal information
Full nameMarit Bouwmeester
NationalityDutch
Born (1988-06-17) 17 June 1988
Warten, Netherlands
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sailing career
Class(es)Laser Radial
Competition record
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroLaser Radial
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonLaser Radial
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoLaser Radial
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 PerthLaser Radial
Gold medal – first place2014 SantanderLaser Radial
Gold medal – first place2017 MedemblikLaser Radial
Gold medal – first place2020 SandringhamLaser Radial
Silver medal – second place2010 LargsLaser Radial
Silver medal – second place2015 Al MussanahLaser Radial
Silver medal – second place2018 AarhusLaser Radial
Silver medal – second place2019 SakaiminatoLaser Radial
Star Sailors League
Skipper
rank		 Highest:
2 		1 March 2022:
16
Updated on 27 August 2017.

Bouwmeester won the gold medal in the Laser Radial class in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and the silver medal[3][4][5][6] at the 2012 Summer Olympics in Weymouth. In 2017, she won the World Sailor of the Year Award. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021, competing in Laser Radial.[7]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marit Bouwmeester". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  2. "Marit Bouwmeester". Linkedin.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  3. Rob Hodgetts (6 August 2012). "Olympics sailing: China's Xu Lijia pips Marit Bouwmeester to gold". BBC. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  4. "Nederlandse deelnemers Londen 2012". Zeilen.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  5. "Deelnemers uit Nederland". Zoekenvindalles.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  6. "World Sailing: London 2012 Results centre". World Sailing. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  7. "Sailing: BOUWMEESTER Marit". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 27 July 2021.


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