Nicole van der Velden

Nicole van der Velden (born 26 October 1994 in Madrid) is a Spanish-Aruban sailor. She was born Aruban, but received the Spanish nationality by the Spanish government in 2019.[3] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Nacra 17 race with Thijs Visser; they won two races and placed 16th in the final standings.[4] She was the flag bearer for Aruba in the Parade of Nations.[5] She campaigned a 49er FX towards the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games[6] and is presently campaigning an IQ Foil windsurfer towards the 2024 Olympic Games.

Nicole van der Velden
Van der Velden at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born26 October 1994 (1994-10-26) (age 28)
Madrid, Spain
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sailing career
ClubAruba Beach Cats[2]
CoachPim Nieuwenhuis

Originally from Noord, Aruba, Van Der Velden was born in Madrid to a Dutch father and a Venezuelan mother. She took up sailing in 2008 following her father Martin, who worked as a technical officer with the Aruba Sailing Association.[2] She speaks four languages fluently: Papiamento, Dutch, Spanish and English.[7][8]

References
  1. "Nicole van der Velden". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. Nicole van der Velden. nbcolympics.com
  3. "El gobierno concede la nacionalidad a Nicole Van Der Velden". Mundo Deportivo (in European Spanish). 20 September 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. "Nacra 17 Mixed - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  5. "Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers" (PDF). Rio 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  6. "Patricia Suárez comienza el último día en plazas de Tokio". 8 December 2019.
  7. "Nicole van der Velden Rio2016". YouTube (in Papiamento (Aruba)). 7 April 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  8. "Nicole van der Velden". sailing.org. World Sailing.
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