Casper Bouman

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Casper Bouman (born October 2, 1985) is a Dutch sailor, who lives in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland.

Bouman won the gold medal at the 2006 RS:X World Championships to claim the world title. During the event the top-10 sailors were selected to sail the final race, called the medal race. Before the start of the medal race Bouman was in second position, only one point behind Tom Ashley from New Zealand. Bouman finished second in the medal race, one position in front of Ashley. Both sailors then had the same points (23), but Bouman was crowned as the World champion thanks to his better position during the medal race.

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Year Position Boat type Event
2006 Image:Med_1.png RS:X - Men's Windsurfer Flag of Italy 2006 RS:X World Championships
2006 Image:Med_1.png RS:X - Men's Windsurfer Flag of France Semaine Olympique Française
2006 Image:Med_1.png RS:X - Men's Windsurfer Flag of Australia Sail Melbourne International Regatta
2002 Image:Med_2.png Mistral - Men Flag of the Netherlands North Sea Cup Series

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