Dirk de Ridder

Dirk de Ridder (born 29 December 1972, in Oudewater) is a sailor from the Netherlands,[1][2] who represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. With Roy Heiner as helmsman and Peter van Niekerk as fellow crew member,[3][4] De Ridder took the 4th place in the Soling.[5]

This article is about the sailor. For the neurosurgeon, see Dirk De Ridder (neurosurgeon).
Dirk de Ridder
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1972-12-29) 29 December 1972
Oudewater
Height1.87 m (6.1 ft)
Sailing career
Class(es)Soling
Competition record
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
4th 2000 Sydney Soling
Updated on 19 February 2014.

He has sailed in four Volvo Ocean Races, in 1997–98 on Merit Cup, 2001–02 on the winning Illbruck Challenge, in 2005–06 on Pirates of the Caribbean and in 2014–15 on Team Brunel.

He was a member of Oracle Racing on USA 17 in the 2010 America's Cup. He sailed for the 2011–13 America's Cup World Series but was banned from the 2013 America's Cup due to being a part of Oracle's cheating during the World Series. De Ridder maintained his innocence and his original 5 year ban was reduced to 18 months on appeal.[6][7]

References
  1. "Dirk de Ridder Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. "dirk de ridder". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  3. "Verbond mikt op vier Olympische zeilmedailles". De Volkskrant. 4 December 1997. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  4. "Zwarte dag voor Nederlandse Zeilploeg in Sydney". Nieuwsbank. 26 September 2000. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  5. "Jaarverslag KNWV 2000". Koninklijk Nederlands Watersport Verbond. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  6. "Oracle's Dirk de Ridder ends America's Cup ban with Volvo gig out of Auckland". Stuff.
  7. "Report: America's Cup sailor Dirk de Ridder suspended five years - FOX Sports". 15 April 2014.

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