Guido Alkemade

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Guido Alkemade
Personal information
Full nameGuido Antonius Gerardus Alkemade
NationalityDutch
Born (1962-06-23) 23 June 1962 (age 60)
Leiden, Netherlands
Height1.87 m (6.1 ft)
Sailing career
Class(es) 470
Competition record
Sailing
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Olympic Games Olympic rings without rims.svg
9th 1984 Long Beach 470
Updated on 2014-01-31.

Guido Antonius Gerardus Alkemade (born 23 June 1962 in Leiden) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. With John Stavenuiter as helmsman, Alkemade took the 9th place in the 470. Four years later Alkemade returned as substitute, for the Dutch 470, to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Professional life

After the Olympics Alkemade and Huub Lambriex started their own company, (1984) in yacht equipment, LA84, specialized in ropes. After the sale of the company (2006), to On Deck and Beyond, Alkemade held the following positions:

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