Nikola Girke
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | December 30, 1977 Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sailing |
| Event(s) | RS:X, 470, Nacra 17 |
| College team | UBC |
| Club | Royal Vancouver Yacht Club |
| Updated on 8 December 2019. | |
Nikola Girke (born December 30, 1977 in Grande Prairie, Alberta) is a Canadian sailor and a five-time Olympian. She is amongst only a few elite athletes who have made the transition from one sport to another and has achieved a top 10 in the world across three different sport disciplines. She finished 13th at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 470, then switched to RSX windsurfing and placed 17th at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics she finished 10th in the RS:X.[2] Girke was named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, as part of the Nacra 17 with Luke Ramsay.[3] The duo placed 15th. Girke also competed in windsurfing at both the 2011 Pan American Games and the 2015 Pan American Games placing 4th and 6th respectively. Nikola holds a degree from UBC in Human Kinetics and is a Certified Executive and Emotional Intelligence coach.[4]
She represented Canada for the fifth time at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
| Year | Venue | Equipment | Event | Pos. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Athens | 470 | Female 2 person dinghy | 13 | |
| 2008 | Qingdoa | Mistral OD | Female Windsurfing | 17 | |
| 2012 | Weymouth | RS:X | Female Windsurfing | 10 | |
| 2016 | Rio | Nacra 17 | Mixed - Multihull | 15 | |
| 2020 | Toyoko | RS:X | Female Windsurfing | 23 |
References[]
- ^ "Nikola Girke at sports-reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Canada's sailing roster makes Nikola Girke a 4-time Olympian". CBC News. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Nikola Girke". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ "West Vancouver windsurfer headed to a remarkable fifth Olympic Games". North Shore News. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
External links[]
- Nikola Girke at World Sailing
- Nikola Girke at Olympedia
- Nikola Girke at the International Olympic Committee
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- Canadian sailors
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- Olympic sailors of Canada
- Canadian female sailors (sport)
- Canadian windsurfers
- People from Grande Prairie
- Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – 470
- Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – RS:X
- Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – RS:X
- Sportspeople from Alberta
- Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Nacra 17
- Sailors at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Sailors at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Canada
- Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – RS:X
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