Margriet Matthijsse

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Margriet Matthijsse
Personal information
Full nameMargriet Matthijsse
NationalityDutch
Born (1977-04-16) April 16, 1977 (age 46)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height1.77 m (5.8 ft)
Sailing career
Class(es) Europe
470
ClubRotterdamsche Zeilvereeniging
Competition record
Sailing
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Savannah Europe
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney Europe
Updated on 10 February 2014.

Margriet Matthijsse (born 16 April 1977, in Rotterdam) is a sailor from the Netherlands, [1] who represented her country for the first time at the 1996 Olympics [2] in Atlanta. Matthijsse took the silver in Europe. In the 2000 Olympics [3] in Sydney Matthijsse took her second silver medal again in Europe. [4] [5] [6] Matthijsse final Olympic appearance was during the 2004 Olympics in Athens. As crew in the Women's 470 [7] [8] with helmsman Lisa Westerhof she took 9th place. [9]

She received the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Award in 1999.

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References

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Awards
Preceded by ISAF World Sailor of the Year (female)
1999
Succeeded by