Lisa Westerhof

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Lisa Westerhof
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Lisa Westerhof at Holland Heineken House 2012
Personal information
Full nameLisa Laetitia Westerhof
NationalityDutch
Born (1981-11-02) 2 November 1981 (age 40)
De Bilt, Netherlands
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sailing career
Class(es)470 female
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games Olympic rings without rims.svg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Weymouth Women's 470
470 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Copenhagen Women's 470
Gold medal – first place 2010 The Hague Women's 470
Silver medal – second place 2002 Cagliari Women's 470
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Barcelona Women's 470
Optimist World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Langebaan Women's Optimist
Updated on 13 February 2014.

Lisa Laetitia Westerhof (born 2 November 1981, in De Bilt) is a sailor from the Netherlands.[1][2][3] Westerhof represented her country for the first time at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. With crew Margriet Matthijsse took Westerhof 9th place as helmsman in the Dutch Women's 470.[4][5][6] Westerhof's second Olympic appearance was during the 2012 Olympics in Weymouth again as helmsman in the Women's 470.[7][8][9] Now with Lobke Berkhout as crew Westerhof took the Bronze.

Professional life[]

Westerhof lives in Scheveningen, studied economics at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, and is a First Officer on the Boeing 737 for Air France KLM.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lisa Westerhof". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Lisa Westerhof ISAF Sailor Biog". ISAF Sailor Biog. ISAF. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Lisa Westerhof Official Website". Lisa Westerhof. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Zeilteam-Thies plaatst zich maar nipt voor Athene". De Volkskrant. 17 May 2004. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Team-Thies verliest". Nu.nl. 18 August 2004. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Ook Booth/Dercksen buiten podium". Nu.nl. 28 August 2004. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Nederlandse deelnemers Londen 2012". Zeilen. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Deelnemers uit Nederland". Zoek en Vind Alles. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  9. ^ "International Sailing Federation Results centre". ISAF. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Lisa Westerhof". LinkedIn. Retrieved 13 February 2014.

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