Marcelien Bos-de Koning (born 10 May 1978) is a Dutch three-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist
sports sailor.
She represented her country at the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Qingdao. With crew member
Lobke Berkhout
Lobke Berkhout (born 11 November 1980 in Amsterdam) is a sailor from the Netherlands who represented her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Qingdao. With helmsman Marcelien de Koning Berkhout took the silver medal as crew in the Women's ...
Bos-de Koning took the
silver medal as helmsman in the
Women's 470.
Bos-de Koning returned as crew member to the
2012 Olympic match regatta's in
Weymouth 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 ...
.
With helmsman
Renee Groeneveld and fellow crew member
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 ...
Bos-de Koning took 8th place.
Roles and awards
Roles within the ISAF
Bos-de Koning held the following positions within the
International Sailing Federation:
* 2005 until now, Chairmen ISAF Athletes' Commission
* 2009 member of ISAF Equipment working committee
* 2011 member of ISAF 2016 Olympic Format working party
Other roles
* Ambassador NOC – NSF Beijing 2008,
* Ambassador Earth Water,
* Ambassador Loot school Tabor Hoorn, (youth sport development)
Awards
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Order of Orange-Nassau
The Order of Orange-Nassau ( nl, Orde van Oranje-Nassau, links=no) is a civil and military Dutch order of chivalry founded on 4 April 1892 by the queen regent, Emma of the Netherlands.
The order is a chivalric order open to "everyone who has ...
References
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1978 births
Living people
Dutch female sailors (sport)
Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 470
Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Elliott 6m
Olympic sailors for the Netherlands
Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
Sportspeople from Hoorn
Olympic medalists in sailing
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Europe class sailors
470 class world champions
World champions in sailing for the Netherlands
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