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Renée Groeneveld
Renée Groeneveld (born 21 September 1986 in Haarlem) is a sailing (sport), sailor from the Netherlands. Groeneveld represented her country at the Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics in Weymouth and Portland, Weymouth. With fellow crew members Annemieke Bes and Marcelien de Koning, Marcelien Bos-de Koning, Groeneveld as helmsman took 8th place in the Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Elliott 6m, Elliott 6m match race event. Sailing career In 2007 a team was formed of nine sailors, among them were Mandy Mulder, Annemieke Bes, Merel Witteveen, Renée Groeneveld, Marije Faber, Marije Kampen and Brechtje van der Werf), that aimed to qualify for the Olympics in the Yngling (keelboat), Yngling class. Groeneveld did not maka the 2008 selection but made a comeback for the 2012 Games. References Further reading * External links * * * 1986 births Living people Dutch female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for the Netherlands Sailors at the 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haarlem
Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English language, English) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the Largest European cities and metropolitan areas, more populated metropolitan areas in Europe; it is also part of the Amsterdam metropolitan area. Haarlem had a population of in . Haarlem was granted city status or in 1245, although the first city walls were not built until 1270. The modern city encompasses the former municipality of Schoten, Netherlands, Schoten as well as parts that previously belonged to Bloemendaal and Heemstede. Apart from the city, the municipality of Haarlem also includes the western part of the village of Spaarndam. Newer sections of Spaarndam lie within the neighbouring municipality of Haarlemmermeer. Geography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
