de KONING Corne

Netherlands
Rowing
27 Sep 1989
31
Male
PR2
GOES
 
Netherlands
GOES
 
Netherlands

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ROW Rowing PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x
NED
Netherlands
 2 Silver Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Sea Forest Waterway
PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x Heat 1
#5
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x Repechage 1
#13
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x Final A
#23
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
4TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA4:03.43
World Championships
1Men's PR2 Single Sculls2019Linz, AUT8:42.78
1PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x2018Plovdiv, BUL8:07.92
1Men's PR2 Single Sculls2018Plovdiv, BUL8:35.89
1PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x2017Sarasota, FL, USA8:11.00
2PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x2019Linz, AUT8:37.78
5TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x2015Aiguebelette-le-Lac, FRA4:08.42
5TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x2014Amsterdam, NED4:13.02
5TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x2013Chungju, KOR4:07.17
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The King [English translation of his surname]. (teamnl.org, 12 Oct 2018)
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Cooking. (roeien.nl, 01 Oct 2017)
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Athlete
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ROC Zeeland, Vlissingen, NED
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Dutch, English
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He was involved in wheelchair hockey at international level. (Facebook profile, 07 Nov 2014; roeien.nl, 15 Jul 2014)
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He took up Para rowing in 2013. (roeien.nl, 13 Nov 2015)
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He used to play wheelchair hockey. One day his team tried using an ergometer during a training session, and he was by far the best of his team. He was then contacted by rowing coach Martin Lauriks, who asked him to compete at the 2012 Dutch indoor Para rowing championships. "In the end I went full-time for rowing and then it all went fast. I was busy with my dream of going to the Paralympics one day. Hockey wasn't a Paralympic sport, so I was already thinking about switching sports. So the rowing outing came at the right time." (roeien.nl, 13 Nov 2015; roeien.nl, 15 Jul 2014; thijsrentier.nl, 06 May 2020)
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To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (thijsrentier.nl, 06 May 2020)
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Winning gold at the 2017 World Championships in Sarasota, FL, United States of America. (roeien.nl, 01 Oct 2017)

General Interest

Classification
PR2 (World Rowing, 03 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Leg length difference (roeien.nl, 15 Jul 2014)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (roeien.nl, 15 Jul 2014)

Impairment Details
His left leg is 30 centimetres shorter than his right leg. (roeien.nl, 15 Jul 2014)

General
ROWING PARTNER
After taking up Para rowing, he competed with Dutch rower Esther van der Loos until her retirement after the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. In 2017 he started a new partnership with Annika van der Meer. "Annika has a lot of power. I have that too. I have a well-developed upper body and my muscles are strong. The engine that we form together is good, the combination with power is very good." (nlroei.nl, 11 Oct 2017; Facebook team page, 19 Sep 2017)

POST-TOKYO PLANS
He says while he expects his rowing partner Annika van der Meer to retire following the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, he has no intentions to do the same. "It's pretty obvious Annika's going to quit after the Paralympics. And it doesn't look like I'm finding another partner. But in October I'm going back to Shanghai for the World Cup. I'm going to defend my title in the single sculls there. And in 2022 I also want to continue rowing in the single sculls. I want to see what I can achieve if I train individually for a year and push myself hard. I want to see if I can push any more boundaries. Can I set times that might last another 10 years? It's a bit of an exaggeration to say that I want to make history, but I really want to leave something behind in this sport." (pzc.nl, 15 May 2021)

Legend
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Silver Medal
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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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