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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