Dorian van Rijsselberghe

Dorian van Rijsselberghe
Personal information
Full name Dorian Benno Eric van Rijsselberge
Nationality Dutch
Born 24 November 1988
Den Burg
Height 1.89 m (6.2 ft)
Sailing career
Class RS:X
Club Waddenteam
Competition record
Representing the Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London RS:X
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro RS:X
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Perth RS:X
Gold medal – first place 2018 Aarhus RS:X
Silver medal – second place 2013 Buzios RS:X
Silver medal – second place 2016 Eilat RS:X
Silver medal – second place 2019 Garda RS:X
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Weymouth RS:X
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Al Mussanah RS:X
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Palermo RS:X
Updated on 27 February 2016.

Dorian van Rijsselberghe (born 24 November 1988, in Den Burg) is a sailor (windsurfer) from the Netherlands.

He won his first Dutch title when he was 13.

Van Rijsselberghe on the Dutch RS:X won the gold medals at the 2012 Olympics in Weymouth, and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Personal life

Van Rijsselberghe was a student at CIOS. Van Rijsselberghe is married and has two daughters.

2012 Olympics

Van Rijsselberghe dominated the competition completely by finishing first among the 38 competitors in 7 out of 10 races, second twice and third once. After the ninth race, he had accumulated a sufficient lead over the second placed Nick Dempsey to be certain to win the gold medal – as long as he competed in the remaining races – irrespective of his results in the 10th race and in the medal race.

Further reading

  • "The Official International Sailing Federation Olympic Games Website: London 2012". ISAF. Retrieved 13 February 2014.