Peter van Niekerk

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]

Peter van Niekerk
Personal information
Full namePetrus Reininus Johannes van Niekerk
NationalityNetherlands
Born (1971-11-30) 30 November 1971
Hazerswoude
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Sailing career
Class(es)Soling
Star
5.5 Metre
Medal record
Sailing
5.5 Metre World Championships
2001 Glücksburg 5.5m
2006 Medemblik 5.5m
Updated on 15 February 2014.

In 2001-02, he was a crewmember on yacht Volvo 60 - Brunel Sunergy in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht 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]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter van Niekerk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  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. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  5. "Jaarverslag KNWV 2000". Koninklijk Nederlands Watersport Verbond. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. 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.
  9. "Archive Volvo Ocean Race". Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  10. "Archive Volvo Ocean Race". Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  11. http://www.cupinfo.com/en/lvt-teams-prepare-louis-vuitton-dubai-10056.php


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