Roy Heiner
Roy Heiner (born 22 November 1960, in Virginia, Free State, South Africa) is a sailor from the Netherlands,[1] who represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Pusan. Heiner took 7th place in the Finn.[2][3][4][5] In 1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona Heiner helmed the Dutch Soling. With crew members Peter Burggraaff and Han Bergsma Heiner took 18th place. Heiner switched back to the Finn for the 1996 Summer Olympics, Savannah and took the Bronze medal. His last Olympic appearance was in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.[6] With crew members Peter van Niekerk and Dirk de Ridder Heiner took 4th place in the Soling.[7][8]
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| Full name | Roy Heiner | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||
| Born | 22 November 1960 Virginia, Free State, South Africa | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6.3 ft) | ||||||||||
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| Class(es) | Finn Star Soling | ||||||||||
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Sailing career[9]
Besides his Olympic sailing career Heiner competed on professional basis in:
- Three years in the World Matchrace circuit
- Three Volvo Ocean Races,
- Skipper of Brunel Sunergy (1997–1998)
- Skipper of Assa Abloy (2002) for the first leg (sacked in Cape Town)
- Technical Director of the winning Team ABN AMRO campaign (2005–2006)
- BMW Oracle (America's Cup 2003) in new Zealand as:
- Training boat helmsman
- Afterguard coach of the racing team
Professional life[10]
Heiner holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Durban-Westville (1980–1985). In 1996 Heiner founded his Sailing academy: Team Heiner nowadays located in Lelystad.
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| Mistral One Design Female |
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| Laser |
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| Tornado |
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References
- "Roy Heiner Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- "Heiner: van civiel ingenieur tot tweede bij WK-Finnjollen". Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland (in Dutch). 12 February 1988. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- "Worrell wil opheldering over Roy Heiner". Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad (in Dutch). 14 July 1988. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- "De Nederlandse olympische zeilploeg". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 10 September 1988. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- "Nederlandse zeilploeg met lege handen naar huis". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 28 September 1988. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- "Verbond mikt op vier Olympische zeilmedailles". De Volkskrant. 4 December 1997. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- "Zwarte dag voor Nederlandse Zeilploeg in Sydney". Nieuwsbank. 26 September 2000. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- "Jaarverslag KNWV 2000". Koninklijk Nederlands Watersport Verbond. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- "Roy Heiner". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- "Team Heiner". www.teamheiner.nl. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
Further reading
- Official Report,Volume 1: Organization and Planning (PDF). Seoul: Olympic Organizing Committee. 1989. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- Official Report,Volume 2: Competition, Summary and Results (PDF). Seoul: Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee. 1989. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- "Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume I The Challenge: From the idea to the nomination" (PDF). Barcelona: COOB'92 S.A. 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- "Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume II The Means: Objectives, resources and venues" (PDF). Barcelona: COOB'92 S.A. 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- "Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume III The Organisation: The preparation of the Games" (PDF). Barcelona: COOB'92 S.A. 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- "Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume IV The Games: Sixteen days in summer" (PDF). Barcelona. 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- "Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume V The Results" (PDF). Barcelona: COOB'92 S.A. 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- "The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume I Planning and Organization" (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- "The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume II The Centennial Olympic Games" (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- "The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results" (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad, Volume One -Preparing for the Games (PDF). Manufactured in Australia: Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. 2001. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad, Volume Two – Celebrating the Games (PDF). Manufactured in Australia: Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. 2001. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
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