Renée Groeneveld (born 21 September 1986 in

Haarlem Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropoli ...

) is a

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

from the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. Groeneveld represented her country at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in Weymouth. With fellow crew members

Annemieke Bes Annemieke Marileen Bes (born 16 March 1978, in Groningen) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented her country for the first time at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The Dutch Yngling helmed by Annelies Thies and crewed by Bes and Pe ...

and Marcelien Bos-de Koning, Groeneveld as

helmsman A helmsman or helm (sometimes driver) is a person who steering, steers a ship, sailboat, submarine, other type of maritime vessel, or spacecraft. The rank and seniority of the helmsman may vary: on small vessels such as fishing vessels and yacht ...

took 8th place in the

Elliott 6m The Elliott 6m is an Olympic-class keelboat, designed by New Zealander, Greg Elliott. It was selected for the women's match race, match racing event for the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympics. The Elliott 6m carries a spinnaker pole and Spinnake ...

match race event.

Sailing career

In 2007 a team was formed of nine sailors, among them were

Mandy Mulder Mandy Mulder (born 3 August 1987 in Poeldijk) is a sailor from the Netherlands. Mulder represented her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Qingdao. With fellow crew members Annemieke Bes and Merel Witteveen, Mulder as helmsman took Silver meda ...

Merel Witteveen Merel Witteveen (born 12 May 1985, in Leiden) is a sailor from the Netherlands. Witteveen represented her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Qingdao. With fellow crew member Annemieke Bes and Mandy Mulder as helmsman, Witteveen took Silver me ...

, Renée Groeneveld,

Marije Faber Marije is a given name. Notable people with this name include: * Marije van Hunenstijn (born 1995), Dutch sprinter * Marije Joling (born 1987), Dutch female allround speed skater * Marije Tolman (born 1976), Dutch illustrator of children's literatu ...

Marije Kampen Marije is a given name. Notable people with this name include: * Marije van Hunenstijn (born 1995), Dutch sprinter * Marije Joling (born 1987), Dutch female allround speed skater * Marije Tolman (born 1976), Dutch illustrator of children's literatu ...

and Brechtje van der Werf), that aimed to qualify for the Olympics in the

Yngling The Ynglings were a dynasty of kings, first in Sweden and later in Norway, primarily attested through the poem ''Ynglingatal''. The dynasty also appears as Scylfings (Old Norse ''Skilfingar'') in ''Beowulf''. When ''Beowulf'' and ''Ynglingatal'' ...

class. Groeneveld did not maka the 2008 selection but made a comeback for the 2012 Games.

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* * * 1986 births Living people Dutch female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for the Netherlands Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Elliott 6m Yngling class sailors Sportspeople from Haarlem 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-yachtracing-bio-stub

Sailing career

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