Dorian van Rijsselberghe
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Full name | Dorian Benno Eric van Rijsselberge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
24 November 1988 Den Burg |
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Height | 1.89 m (6.2 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class | RS:X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Waddenteam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.