Full name Margriet Matthijsse Role Sailor Name Margriet Matthijsse | Class(es) Europe
470 Nationality Dutch Height 1.77 m | |
Born April 16, 1977 (age 47) ( 1977-04-16 ) Rotterdam, Netherlands Club Rotterdamsche Zeilvereeniging Olympic medals Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's Europe People also search for Kristine Roug, Shirley Robertson, Serena Amato, Courtenay Becker-Dey | ||
Margriet Matthijsse (born 16 April 1977, in Rotterdam) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented her country for the first time at the 1996 Olympics in Savannah. Matthijsse took the Silver in the Europe. In the 2000 Olympics in Sydney Matthijsse took her second Silver medal again in the Europe. Matthijsse final Olympic appearance was during the 2004 Olympics in Athens. As crew in the Women's 470 with helmsman Lisa Westerhof she took 9th place.
She received the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Award in 1999.
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