Marit Bouwmeester (; born 17 June 1988 Wartena) is a

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from the

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. Bouwmeester won the gold medal in the Laser Radial class in the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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, and the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in Weymouth. In 2017, she won the World Sailor of the Year Award. She competed at the

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2021, competing in

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