Peter van Niekerk

Peter van Niekerk
Personal information
Full name Petrus Reininus Johannes van Niekerk
Nationality Dutch
Born (1971-11-30) 30 November 1971
Hazerswoude
Height 1.95 m (6.4 ft)
Sailing career
Class(es) Soling
Star
Updated on 15 February 2014.

Petrus Reininus Johannes "Peter" van Niekerk (born 30 November 1971 in Hazerswoude) is a sailor from the Netherlands,[1][2] who represented his country for the first time at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[3][4] With Roy Heiner as helmsman and Dirk de Ridder as fellow crew member, Van Niekerk took the 4th place[5] in the Soling. In the 2004 Olympics in Athena Van Niekerk made his second Olympic appearance.[6] This time in the Dutch Star with Mark Neeleman as helmsman.[7] They took 14th place.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Peter van Niekerk Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ↑ "peter van Niekerk". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Verbond mikt op vier Olympische zeilmedailles". De Volkskrant. 4 December 1997. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Zwarte dag voor Nederlandse Zeilploeg in Sydney". Nieuwsbank. 26 September 2000. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Jaarverslag KNWV 2000". Koninklijk Nederlands Watersport Verbond. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Zeilteam-Thies plaatst zich maar nipt voor Athene". De Volkskrant. 17 May 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Team-Thies verliest". Nu.nl. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Ook Booth/Dercksen buiten podium". Nu.nl. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
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