Marcelien de Koning
De Koning in 2008
Personal information
Birth nameMarcelien de Koning
Full nameMarcelien Bos-de Koning
NationalityDutch
Born (1978-05-10) 10 May 1978
Hoorn, Netherlands
Height1.75 m (5.7 ft)
Sailing career
Class(es)Europe
470
Elliott 6m
ClubWatersportvereniging Hoorn
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingWomen's 470
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 San FranciscoWomen's 470
Gold medal – first place2006 RizhaoWomen's 470
Gold medal – first place2007 CascaisWomen's 470
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1997 GreeceWomen's Europe
Updated on 13 February 2014.

Marcelien Bos-de Koning (born 10 May 1978) is a Dutch three-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist sports sailor.[1][2] She represented her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Qingdao. With crew member Lobke Berkhout Bos-de Koning took the silver medal as helmsman in the Women's 470.[3][4] Bos-de Koning returned as crew member to the 2012 Olympic match regatta's in Weymouth in the Elliott 6m.[5][6] With helmsman Renee Groeneveld and fellow crew member Annemieke Bes Bos-de Koning took 8th place.[7]

Roles and awards

Roles within the ISAF[8]

Bos-de Koning held the following positions within the International Sailing Federation:

  • 2005 until now, Chairmen ISAF Athletes' Commission
  • 2009 member of ISAF Equipment working committee
  • 2011 member of ISAF 2016 Olympic Format working party

Other roles[9]

  • Ambassador NOC – NSF Beijing 2008,
  • Ambassador Earth Water,
  • Ambassador Loot school Tabor Hoorn, (youth sport development)

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marcelien Bos-de Koning". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Athlete biography: Marcelien de Koning". Olympic Sports. beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 2 September 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Eerste zeilers gekwalificeerd voor Olympische Spelen Beijing 2008". watersportalmanak.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Stromingsinformatie voor zeilploeg". De Gelderlander. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Nederlandse deelnemers Londen 2012". www.zeilen.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Deelnemers uit Nederland". www.zoekenvindalles.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "International Sailing Federation Results centre". ISAF. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Marcelien Bos-de Koning (NED)". www.sailing.org. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "Marcelien Bos- De Koning". linkedin.com. Retrieved 13 February 2014.


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