Peter van Niekerk

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Niekerk, not Niekerk.
Peter van Niekerk
Personal information
Full namePetrus Reininus Johannes van Niekerk
NationalityDutch
Born (1971-11-30) 30 November 1971 (age 52)
Hazerswoude
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Sailing career
Class(es)Soling
Star
5.5 Metre
Medal record
Sailing
5.5 Metre World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Glücksburg 5.5m
Silver medal – second place 2006 Medemblik 5.5m
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 Star with Mark Neeleman as helmsman.[7] They took 14th place.[8]

In 1997–98, he was a crewmember on Volvo 60 yacht Brunel Sunergy in the Whitbread Round the World Race and in 2008–09 on yacht Delta Lloyd in the Volvo Ocean Race.[9][10]

He sailed for ALL4ONE Challenge in the 2010 Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai.[11]

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  9. ^ "Archive Volvo Ocean Race". Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Archive Volvo Ocean Race". Archived from the original on 21 January 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Louis Vuitton Trophy - Teams Prepare to Race in Dubai: Press Release - from CupInfo.com". www.cupinfo.com. Retrieved 24 September 2023.