Margriet Matthijsse

Margriet Matthijsse (born 16 April 1977, in Rotterdam) is a sailor from the Netherlands,^[1] who represented her country for the first time at the 1996 Olympics^[2] in Atlanta. Matthijsse took the silver in Europe. In the 2000 Olympics^[3] in Sydney Matthijsse took her second silver medal again in Europe.^[4][5][6] Matthijsse final Olympic appearance was during the 2004 Olympics in Athens. As crew in the Women's 470^[7][8] with helmsman Lisa Westerhof she took 9th place.^[9]

Margriet Matthijsse

Personal information
Full name	Margriet Matthijsse
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1977-04-16) April 16, 1977 (age 48) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.77 m (5.8 ft)
Sailing career
Class(es)	Europe 470
Club	Rotterdamsche Zeilvereeniging
Competition record Sailing Representing  Netherlands Olympic Games 1996 Savannah Europe 2000 Sydney Europe
Updated on 10 February 2014

She received the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Award in 1999.