Peter van Niekerk
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Full name | Petrus Reininus Johannes van Niekerk | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1971-11-30) 30 November 1971 (age 52) Hazerswoude | ||||||||||||||
Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
Sailing career | |||||||||||||||
Class(es) | Soling Star 5.5 Metre | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 15 February 2014. |
Petrus Reininus Johannes "Peter" van Niekerk (born 30 November 1971 in Hazerswoude) is a sailor from the Netherlands,[1][2] who represented his country for the first time at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[3][4] With Roy Heiner as helmsman and Dirk de Ridder as fellow crew member, Van Niekerk took the 4th place[5] in the Soling. In the 2004 Olympics in Athena Van Niekerk made his second Olympic appearance.[6] This time in the Star with Mark Neeleman as helmsman.[7] They took 14th place.[8]
In 1997–98, he was a crewmember on Volvo 60 yacht Brunel Sunergy in the Whitbread Round the World Race and in 2008–09 on yacht Delta Lloyd in the Volvo Ocean Race.[9][10]
He sailed for ALL4ONE Challenge in the 2010 Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai.[11]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter van Niekerk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "peter van Niekerk". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Verbond mikt op vier Olympische zeilmedailles". De Volkskrant. 4 December 1997. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Zwarte dag voor Nederlandse Zeilploeg in Sydney". Nieuwsbank. 26 September 2000. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Jaarverslag KNWV 2000". Koninklijk Nederlands Watersport Verbond. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Zeilteam-Thies plaatst zich maar nipt voor Athene". De Volkskrant. 17 May 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Team-Thies verliest". Nu.nl. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Ook Booth/Dercksen buiten podium". Nu.nl. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Archive Volvo Ocean Race". Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Archive Volvo Ocean Race". Archived from the original on 21 January 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Louis Vuitton Trophy - Teams Prepare to Race in Dubai: Press Release - from CupInfo.com". www.cupinfo.com. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
External links
- Peter van Niekerk at World Sailing
- Peter van Niekerk at Olympics.com
- Peter van Niekerk at Olympedia
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- 1961: Noverraz
- 1962: Chance
- 1963: Hunt
- 1965: Straulino
- 1966: Elvstrøm, Strit Johansen & Mik-Meyer
- 1967: Lindemann, Bowers & Melges
- 1969: J.-M. le Guillou, N. le Guillou & Tassin
- 1970: Forbes, McCann & Gannon
- 1971: Turner
- 1972: Bigar
- 1973: E. Fay 6 Melges
- 1974: Booth, O’Donnell & Ryves
- 1975: no champion decided
- 1976: F. Tolhurst, M. Tolhurst & Hyett
- 1977: Vaughan, McLaine & Smidmore
- 1978: Tolhurst, Mitchell & Gosling
- 1979: Tolhurst, Mitchell & Ravell
- 1980: Symonette
- 1981: Tutty, Smidmore & Beashal
- 1982: Vuithier, L'Huillier & Serrasin
- 1983: A. B. Fay & Melges
- 1984: Dürr, Vouga & Homberger
- 1985: Dürr
- 1986: Symonette, Sundelin & Baker-Harber
- 1987: Pieper
- 1988: Gregorini
- 1989: Francisco
- 1990: Kalle Nergaard, Nergaard & Stokkeland
- 1991: Wahl, Dürr & Bonjour
- 1992: Wahl, Bonjour & Marchand
- 1993: Nergaard, Kalle Nergaard & Horn Johannesen
- 1994: Lauener
- 1995: Foster
- 1996: Nergaard, Horn Johannesen & Usterud
- 1997: Foster, Rosenburg & Covell
- 1998: Foster, Covell & Bennet
- 1999: Menzi, Christen & Stampfli
- 2000: Menzi, Stampfli & Christen
- 2001: Schüman, Pieper & van Niekerk
- 2002: B. Marazzi, F. Marazzi & R. Marazzi
- 2003: Nergaard, Covell & Hauff
- 2004: F. Marazzi, De Maria & Haftka
- 2005: Schümann, Pieper
- 2006: F. Marazzi, Huter & Haftka
- 2007: F. Marazzi, Haftka & Heinonen
- 2008: Nergaard, Melges & Strube
- 2009: Nergaard, Barne & Eide
- 2010: F. Marazzi, Palfrey & Wilke
- 2011: Thelen, Hallberg & Nyberg
- 2012: Nergaard, Barne & Solli Sæther
- 2013: Wieser, Kleen & Auracher
- 2014: F. Marazzi, Gustafsson & Burger
- 2015: Nergaard, Solli Sæther & Barne
- 2016: Nergaard, Solli Sæther & Barne
- 2017: McKinney, Dahlman & Johannessen
- 2018: Holowesko, Burger & Peter Vlasov
- 2019: Nergaard, Trond Solli Sæther & Barne
- 2020: Nergaard, Pedersen & Barne
- 2021: Cancelled due to COVID 19
- 2022: Hanson, Palfrey & Samuel Haines
- 2023: Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek & Wright
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