Annebel van der Knijff

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Annebel van der Knijff
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Markkleeberg C1 team
U23 World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Foz do Iguaçu C1 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Ivrea C1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Bratislava C1 team
U23 European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Solkan C1 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Bratislava C1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Kraków C1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Solkan C1 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Bourg-Saint-Maurice K1 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Skopje C1 team
Annebel van der Knijff in Seu d'Urgell in 2017 Annebel van der Knijff.jpg
Annebel van der Knijff in Seu d'Urgell in 2017

Annebel van der Knijff (born 5 March 1996 in Wassenaar, Netherlands) is a Spanish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2012 in both C1 and K1. [1] She has also competed in mixed C2.

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Career

Annebel won a gold medal in the C1 team event at the 2015 European Championships in Markkleeberg. [2] She won a gold medal in the C1 team event at the U23 European Championships in 2012, her first international competition at age 16. [3] At the 2013 U23 World Championships in Liptovský Mikuláš she won a silver medal in C1 team event. [4] At the 2013 Junior European Championships in Bourg-Saint-Maurice she won a gold medal in the K1 team event. [5]

Personal

Both her parents were world cup windsurfers. Her mother was overall Dutch champion windsurfer in 1996.

She moved from the Netherlands to Andorra at age 3, then to Spain, living next to the 1992 Olympic wild water course. She has been paddling since 8 years old and won most National Spanish Championships of her category since then. She has been a part of the Spanish senior team in C1 since 2013 and the Spanish junior and U23 team in C1 and K1 since 2012.

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References

  1. Annebel VAN DER KNIJFF
  2. "Annebel VAN DER KNIJFF (ESP)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. Canoeing Slalom ECF Junior & Under 23 European Championships 2012 Archived January 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Canoeing - World U-23 Championships - Slalom 2013
  5. 2013 ECA Canoe Slalom Junior/U23 European Championships Junior Team K1 [ permanent dead link ]