Joeri van Dijk

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Joeri van Dijk (born July 14, 1983) is a Dutch sailor, who won his first race in 2000 when capturing the Mistral North Sea Cup Series held in Grevelingen in the Netherlands. In the same year he became Youth World Champion in Sydney. He continued winning events when he successfully defended his title at the North Sea Cup Series and also won the SPA Regatta.

Van Dijk also managed to defend his Youth world title in Crozon-Morgat in France. In the upcoming years he won several other tournaments and also took part in European and World senior championships, finishing 13th during the 2004 Mistral world championships in Turkey. With this result he qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where he finished in 20th position. The last tournament he won in the Mistral class was the 2005 Holland Regatta, before switching to the new class RS:X. Van Dijk won the silver medal at the 2006 RS:X European Championships and reached a fourth position at the 2006 RS:X World Championships.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Position	Boat type	Event
2006		RS:X - Men's Windsurfer	2005 RS:X European Championships
2006		RS:X - Men's Windsurfer	Holland Regatta
2006		RS:X - Men's Windsurfer	Sail Melbourne International Regatta
2005		Mistral - Men	Holland Regatta
2004	20.	Mistral - Men	2004 Summer Olympics
2004		Mistral - Men	SPA Regatta
2003		Mistral - Men	Oceania Windsurfing Championship
2003		Mistral - Men	Sail Auckland
2002		Mistral - Men	North Sea Cup Series - Oostende
2001		Mistral - Men	2001 Mistral World Youth Championship
2001		Mistral - Men	SPA Regatta
2001		Mistral - Men	North Sea Cup Series - Grevelingen
2000		Mistral - Men	2000 Mistral World Youth Championship
2000		Mistral - Men	North Sea Cup Series - Grevelingen