BOUWMEESTER Marit

Date of Birth: 17 Jun 1988

Age: 33

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.77/5'9''

Place of birth: WARTENA

Birth Country:

Netherlands

Place of residence : THE HAGUE

Residence Country:

Netherlands

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Sailing	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Kamakura	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 01 #1	Finished
Followed by	Kamakura	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 02 #2	Finished
	Enoshima	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 03 #3	Finished
Followed by	Enoshima	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 04 #4	Finished
	Fujisawa	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 05 #5	Finished
Followed by	Fujisawa	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 06 #6	Finished
	Fujisawa	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 07 #7	Finished
Followed by	Fujisawa	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 08 #8	Finished
	Enoshima	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 09 #9	Finished
Followed by	Enoshima	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 10 #10	Finished
	Enoshima	Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Medal Race #11	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Laser Radial	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
2	Laser Radial	2012	London, GBR

World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Laser Radial	2014	Santander, ESP
1	Laser Radial	2011	Fremantle, WA, AUS
2	Laser Radial	2018	Aarhus, DEN
26	Laser Radial	2007	Cascais, POR

Class World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Laser Radial	2020	Melbourne, VIC, AUS
1	Laser Radial	2017	Medemblik, NED
2	Laser Radial	2019	Sakaiminato, JPN
2	Laser Radial	2015	Al Musannah, OMA
2	Laser Radial	2010	Largs, GBR

Class European Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Laser Radial	2020	Gdansk, POL
1	Laser Radial	2018	La Rochelle, FRA
1	Laser Radial	2017	Barcelona, ESP
2	Laser Radial	2019	Porto, POR

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Laser Radial	2019	Enoshima, JPN
1	Laser Radial	2018	Hyeres, FRA
1	Laser Radial	2016	Melbourne, VIC, AUS
4	Laser Radial	2021	Medemblik, NED
5	Laser Radial	2020	Enoshima, JPN
25	Laser Radial	2019	Miami, FL, USA
25	Laser Radial	2017	Santander, ESP
54	Laser Radial	2017	Hyeres, FRA

Fitness and nutrition. (maritbouwmeester.nl, 01 Jan 2019)

Occupation:

Business Management - Stenden University, Leeuwarden, NED

Languages spoken:

KWV Frisia [Grouw, NED]

Roelof Bouwmeester [brother]

Sporting relatives:

Her sister Anneke and her brother Roelof have represented the Netherlands in sailing. Brother Roelof is her coach. (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Jul 2015; watersporters.nl, 01 Dec 2015; bouwmeestersailing.nl, 04 Apr 2012; Instagram profile, 25 Apr 2020)

2006 for Netherlands (bouwmeestersailing.nl, 20 Aug 2006)

Following the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, she had a long-term back injury. She was fit again in time for the World Cup in Medemblik, the Netherlands, in August 2017. (omropfryslan.nl, 19 Aug 2017)

She began sailing at age six. (bodylifebenelux.nl, 01 Apr 2012)

She followed her older brother Roelof into the sport. (sportsspeakers.nl, 01 Aug 2014)

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (ad.nl, 01 Apr 2019; sailingscuttlebutt.com, 23 Jul 2019)

She sails six days a week and combines that with cardio work. (toyota-rijen.nl, 14 Dec 2018)

Winning a gold medal in the women's Laser Radial class at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (maritbouwmeester.nl, 01 Jan 2019)

Philosophy:

"I do not believe in talent, I believe in hard work." (maritbouwmeester.nl, 01 Jan 2019)

In 2017 she was named Female World Sailor of the Year at the World Sailing Awards. (Instagram profile, 29 Mar 2020; laserinternational.org, 18 Nov 2017)

In 2016 she was named a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau in the Netherlands. (omropfryslan.nl, 24 Aug 2016)

In 2014 she received the Silver Sports Medal from the municipality of Leeuwarden, Netherlands. (friesland-post.nl, 24 Sep 2014)

In 2010 and 2011 she was presented with the Conny van Rietschoten Award for Best Sailor in the Netherlands. (vanrietschotentrofee.nl, 10 Jan 2015; maritbouwmeester.com, 04 Apr 2012)

General Interest

General
FOCUS ON FOOD
She is passionate about fitness and nutrition. "In 2012 I won only silver in London [Olympic Games]. I wanted to know what I needed to do to be as healthy and fit as possible for the 2016 Games. That's why I followed weight consultant training and did a sports diet study. After all, every kilo counts for sailors. Your body is your motorcycle, so you have to take good care of it. Not just as a top athlete - that applies to everyone." (toyota-rijen.nl, 14 Dec 2018)

CHARITY WORK
She has served as an ambassador for the 'Spieren voor Spieren' [Muscles for Muscles] foundation. The charity aims to support children with muscular dystrophy. (spierenvoorspieren.nl, 01 Oct 2014)

Milestones

She became the first female Dutch sailor to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games when she achieved victory in Laser Radial at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (ONS, 16 Aug 2016; SportsDeskOnline, 14 Aug 2019)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/marit.bouwmeester.5
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/marit.bouwmeester
https://instagram.com/maritbouwmeester/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marit-bouwmeester-5089b51a
https://twitter.com/Marit_B
Athlete Website: http://www.maritbouwmeester.nl

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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