Lisa Westerhof
Lisa Laetitia Westerhof (born 2 November 1981, in De Bilt) is a sailor from the Netherlands.[1][2][3] Westerhof represented her country at the Optimist World Championship in 1995 and 1996, becoming only the second girl to win the championship outright.
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Lisa Laetitia Westerhof | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | De Bilt, Netherlands | 2 November 1981|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sailing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class | 470 female | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She sailed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. With crew Margriet Matthijsse took Westerhof ninth 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 won the bronze medal.
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
- 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.
- "Lisa Westerhof ISAF Sailor Biog". ISAF Sailor Biog. ISAF. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- "Lisa Westerhof Official Website". Lisa Westerhof. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- "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.
- "Team-Thies verliest". Nu.nl. 18 August 2004. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- "Ook Booth/Dercksen buiten podium". Nu.nl. 28 August 2004. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- "Nederlandse deelnemers Londen 2012". Zeilen. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- "Deelnemers uit Nederland". Zoek en Vind Alles. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- "International Sailing Federation Results centre". ISAF. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- "Lisa Westerhof". LinkedIn. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
External links
- Lisa Westerhof at World Sailing
- Lisa Westerhof at Olympics.com
- Lisa Westerhof at Olympic.org (archived)
- Lisa Westerhof at Olympedia