Dorian van Rijsselberghe

Dorian van Rijsselberghe (born 24 November 1988, in Den Burg) is a sailor (windsurfer) from the Netherlands.^[1][2]

Dorian van Rijsselberghe

Personal information
Full name	Dorian Benno Eric van Rijsselberge
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1988-11-24) 24 November 1988 (age 36) Den Burg
Height	1.89 m (6.2 ft)
Sailing career
Class	RS:X
Club	Waddenteam
Competition record Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 2012 London RS:X 2016 Rio de Janeiro RS:X World Championships 2011 Perth RS:X 2018 Aarhus RS:X 2013 Buzios RS:X 2016 Eilat RS:X 2019 Garda RS:X 2009 Weymouth RS:X 2015 Al Mussanah RS:X European Championships 2015 Palermo RS:X
Updated on 27 February 2016

He won his first Dutch title when he was 13.

Van Rijsselberghe on the Dutch RS:X won the gold medals^[3] at the 2012 Olympics^[4][5] in Weymouth, and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Personal life

Van Rijsselberghe was a student at CIOS. Van Rijsselberghe is married and has two daughters.

2012 Olympics

Van Rijsselberghe dominated the competition completely by finishing first among the 38 competitors in 7 out of 10 races, second twice and third once.^[6] After the ninth race, he had accumulated a sufficient lead over the second placed Nick Dempsey to be certain to win the gold medal – as long as he competed in the remaining races – irrespective of his results in the 10th race and in the medal race.

Further reading

• "The Official International Sailing Federation Olympic Games Website: London 2012". ISAF. Retrieved 13 February 2014.