Peter van Niekerk

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Niekerk, not 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 name	Petrus Reininus Johannes van Niekerk
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1971-11-30) 30 November 1971 (age 53) Hazerswoude
Height	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Sport
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 1997–98, he was a crewmember on Volvo 60 yacht Brunel Sunergy in the Whitbread Round the World 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]