Pim Nieuwenhuis

Pim Nieuwenhuis (born 23 December 1976, in Enkhuizen) is a sailor from the Netherlands.[1][2] Nieuwenhuis as crew on the Dutch Tornado with Mitch Booth as helmsman took 5th place in the Tornado during the 2008 Olympics, in Qingdao.[3][4]

Pim Nieuwenhuis
Personal information
Full namePim Nieuwenhuis
NationalityDutch
Born (1976-12-23) 23 December 1976
Enkhuizen
Height1.78 m (5.8 ft)
Sailing career
Class(es)Tornado
ClubWatersport Vereniging ‘Almere’
Updated on 12 February 2014.

Sailing career

Nieuwenhuis started in the optimist dinghy where he picked up the first racing skills. Soon he moved on to Olympic classes and started in the Tornado class in 1994. He was recruited by coach Roy Heiner as a talent for his big boat campaigns. After 5 years of big boat sailing Pim moved back again to sail Olympic classes, this time in the 49er, missing out on the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Nieuwenhuis started a new Olympic campaign with Mitch Booth in the tornado in 2006.

Further reading

2008 Olympics (Qingdao)  China (CHN)
  • Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume I • Bid Documents and Analysis: Passion behind the Bid (PDF). Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  • Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume II • Ceremonies and Competitions: Celebration of the Games (PDF). Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  • Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume III • Preparation for the Games: New Beijing Great Olympics (PDF). Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  • Official Results Book • Volume I (PDF). Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  • Official Results Book • Volume II (PDF). Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  • Official Results Book • Volume III (PDF). Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2014.

References
  2. "Pim Nieuwenhuis". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  3. "Eerste zeilers gekwalificeerd voor Olympische Spelen Beijing 2008". watersportalmanak.nl. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  4. "Stromingsinformatie voor zeilploeg". De Gelderlander. Retrieved 12 February 2014.


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