Roy Heiner

Roy Heiner

Personal information
Full name	Roy Heiner
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1960-11-22) 22 November 1960 (age 64) Virginia, Free State, South Africa
Height	1.93 m (6.3 ft)
Sport
Sailing career
Classes	Finn Star Soling
Medal record Representing   Netherlands Olympic Games 1996 Savannah Finn

Roy Heiner (born 22 November 1960) is a Dutch sailor with four Olympic appearances, including a bronze medal from the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Heiner was born on 22 November 1960 in Virginia, Free State, South Africa, ^[1] to Dutch parents and spent most of his upbringing in South Africa. ^[2] He represented the Netherlands at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Busan. Heiner took seventh place in the Finn event. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} At the 1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona, Heiner helmed the Dutch Soling with crew members Peter Burggraaff and Han Bergsma and took 18th place.

Heiner switched back to the Finn for the 1996 Summer Olympics regatta in Savannah, Georgia, and took the bronze medal. His last Olympic appearance was in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. ^[6] With crew members Peter van Niekerk and Dirk de Ridder, they took fifth place in the Soling event. ^{[7] [8]}

Sailing career

Besides his Olympic sailing career Heiner competed on professional basis in:^{[ citation needed ]}

• Three years in the World Matchrace circuit
• Three Volvo Ocean Races,
  • Skipper of Brunel Sunergy (1997–1998)
  • Skipper of Assa Abloy (2002) for the first leg (sacked in Cape Town)
  • Technical Director of the winning Team ABN AMRO campaign (2005–2006)
• BMW Oracle (America's Cup 2003) in new Zealand as:
  • Training boat helmsman
  • Afterguard coach of the racing team

Professional life

Heiner holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Durban-Westville (1980–1985). In 1996 Heiner founded his Sailing academy: Team Heiner nowadays located in Lelystad. ^[9]

References

1. "Roy Heiner Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
2. "Heiner: van civiel ingenieur tot tweede bij WK-Finnjollen". Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland (in Dutch). 12 February 1988. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
3. "Worrell wil opheldering over Roy Heiner". Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad (in Dutch). 14 July 1988. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
4. "De Nederlandse olympische zeilploeg". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 10 September 1988. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
5. "Nederlandse zeilploeg met lege handen naar huis". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 28 September 1988. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
6. "Verbond mikt op vier Olympische zeilmedailles". De Volkskrant. 4 December 1997. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
7. "Zwarte dag voor Nederlandse Zeilploeg in Sydney". Nieuwsbank. 26 September 2000. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
8. "Jaarverslag KNWV 2000". Koninklijk Nederlands Watersport Verbond. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
9. "Team Heiner". teamheiner.nl. Retrieved 19 February 2014.

External links

• Roy Heiner at World Sailing ( archive )
• Roy Heiner at Olympics.com
• Roy Heiner at Olympedia