HEINER Nicholas

Netherlands
Sailing
20 Apr 1989
32
Male
1.86/6'1''
ENKHUIZEN
 
Netherlands
ENKHUIZEN
 
Netherlands

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SAL Sailing Men's One Person Dinghy (Heavyweight) - Finn 4

Schedule

Biographical Information

Highlights

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World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
1Laser2014Santander, ESP
6Finn2018Aarhus, DEN
7549er2007Cascais, POR
87Laser2011Fremantle, WA, AUS

Class World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
2Finn2019Melbourne, VIC, AUS
3Finn2017Balatonfoldvar, HUN
8Finn2021Porto, POR

Class European Championships
RankEventYearLocation
2Finn2018Cadiz, ESP
5Finn2020Gdynia, POL
5Finn2019Marsala, ITA
10Finn2017Marseille, FRA
11Finn2021Vilamoura, POR

World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
1Finn2020Enoshima, JPN
1Finn2019Enoshima, JPN
2Finn2018Hyeres, FRA
2Finn2017Hyeres, FRA
4Finn2016Melbourne, VIC, AUS
5Finn2017Santander, ESP
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Cycling, fitness, surfing, snowboarding, tennis. (Facebook page, 27 Apr 2020)
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Athlete
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Business, Sport Management - Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
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Partner Molly Meech
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Dutch, English
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Enkhuizer WV Almere [Netherlands]
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Mark Andrews [personal], GBR
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His father Roy Heiner represented the Netherlands in sailing and won bronze in the Finn class at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. His partner, Molly Meech, has sailed for New Zealand and won silver in the 49erFX class at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 21 May 2015; ad.nl, 03 Jan 2015; Instagram profile, 30 Mar 2020; Molly Meech Instagram profile, 06 Apr 2020; teamnl.org, 14 Dec 2019)
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He began sailing as a child in the Netherlands with his father. (Facebook page, 06 Apr 2020; teamnlzeilen.nl, 05 Feb 2020)
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He was always interested in sailing, sports and boats, and he played with model boats as a child. (Facebook page, 27 Apr 2020)
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To win an Olympic gold medal, and to win The Ocean Race. (Facebook page, 27 Apr 2020)
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In 2019 he was named West Frisian Sportsman of the Year in the Netherlands. (nhnieuws.nl, 12 Jan 2020)

He won the 2014 Conny van Rietschoten Trophy, which recognises the best Dutch sailor of the year. (ad.nl, 03 Jan 2015)

General Interest

General
CHANGING CLASS
After failing to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in the Laser class, he switched to the Finn class in late 2016. As Laser boats weigh 57 kilogrammes and Finn boats weigh 16, he had to gain weight in order to be able to effectively control and steer the boat. He gained 15 kilogrammes through eating and building muscle. "I spent a lot of time in the gym, especially in the first year, to increase muscle mass. And to create muscle mass, you have to eat more than you need, especially a lot of proteins and carbohydrates. Five or six times a day, 30 grams of protein go in. Basically, you just have three meals a day, like everyone else does. However, the intermediate snacks are somewhat larger than those of the average Dutch person." (teamnl.org, 14 Dec 2019)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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