Marcelien de Koning

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Birth name Marcelien de Koning Role Olympic athlete Nationality Dutch Height 1.75 m		Class(es) Europe470Elliott 6m Weight 62 kg Name Marcelien Koning

Full name Marcelien Bos-de Koning Born May 10, 1978 (age 46) ( 1978-05-10 ) Hoorn Club Watersportvereniging Hoorn Olympic medals Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 470 Similar People Lobke Berkhout, Tessa Parkinson, Elise Rechichi, Isabel Swan, Fernanda Oliveira

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Marcelien Bos-de Koning (born 10 May 1978) is a Dutch sports sailor. who represented her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Qingdao. With crew member Lobke Berkhout Bos-de Koning took the Silver medal as helmsman in the Women's 470. Bos-de Koning returned as crew member to the 2012 Olympic match regatta's in Weymouth in the Elliott 6m. With helmsman Renee Groeneveld and fellow crew member Annemieke Bes Bos-de Koning took 8th place.

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Roles within the ISAF

Bos-de Koning held the following positions within the International Sailing Federation:

2005 until now, Chairmen ISAF Athletes' Commission

2009 member of ISAF Equipment working committee

2011 member of ISAF 2016 Olympic Format working party

Other roles

Ambassador NOC – NSF Beijing 2008,

Ambassador Earth Water,

Ambassador Loot school Tabor Hoorn, (youth sport development)

Awards

Order of Orange-Nassau

References

Marcelien de Koning Wikipedia

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