Marcelien de Koning

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Marcelien de Koning
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De Koning in 2008
Personal information
Birth nameMarcelien de Koning
Full nameMarcelien Bos-de Koning
NationalityDutch
Born (1978-05-10) 10 May 1978 (age 45)
Hoorn, Netherlands
Height1.75 m (5.7 ft)
Sailing career
Class(es) Europe
470
Elliott 6m
ClubWatersportvereniging Hoorn
Medal record
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing Women's 470
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 San Francisco Women's 470
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Rizhao Women's 470
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Cascais Women's 470
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Greece Women's Europe
Updated on 13 February 2014.

Marcelien Bos-de Koning (born 10 May 1978) is a Dutch three-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist sports sailor. [1] [2] She represented her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Qingdao. With crew member Lobke Berkhout Bos-de Koning took the silver medal as helmsman in the Women's 470. [3] [4] Bos-de Koning returned as crew member to the 2012 Olympic match regatta's in Weymouth in the Elliott 6m. [5] [6] With helmsman Renee Groeneveld and fellow crew member Annemieke Bes Bos-de Koning took 8th place. [7]

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Roles and awards

Roles within the ISAF [8]

Bos-de Koning held the following positions within the International Sailing Federation:

Other roles [9]

Awards

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References

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Awards
Preceded by
Dutch male relay team 4x100m freestyle
(Van den Hoogenband/Kenkhuis/Zastrow/Zwering
2004)
Sports team of Nederland
2005
With: Lobke Berkhout
Succeeded by
Dutch female field hockey team
2006