2022 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships - Claudia Leenders - Netherlands - by 2eight - 9SC2574

Claudia Leenders (born 18 November 1994 in

Helmond Helmond (; called ''Héllemond'' in the local dialect) is a city and municipality in the Metropoolregio Eindhoven of the province of North Brabant in the Southern Netherlands. Helmond is home to several textile and metal companies. The Vlisco fa ...

) is a Dutch slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2009. She became a member of HWC Helmet sailors, the canoe club in Helmond, at the age of 8 because her older brother Stijn and her father had been active in the sport of canoeing. Leenders and her brother were selected for the Talent Development Team when Claudia was eleven years old. In 2009 she qualified for the Junior European Championships and the Junior World Cup. She made her first appearances at the senior level in 2010, with participations at the

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, World Championships and the World Cup.

References

* http://happysailor.nl/1391554801/help_claudia_naar_de_olympische_spelen/ * https://web.archive.org/web/20140222011620/http://www.claudialeenders.nl/biografie/

External links

Official website
1994 births Sportspeople from Helmond Living people Dutch female canoeists 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-canoe-bio-stub