Margriet Matthijsse

Margriet Matthijsse
Personal information
Full nameMargriet Matthijsse
NationalityDutch
Born (1977-04-16) April 16, 1977 (age 47)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height1.77 m (5.8 ft)
Sailing career
Class(es)Europe
470
ClubRotterdamsche Zeilvereeniging
Competition record
Sailing
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Savannah Europe
Silver medal – second place 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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