Stephan van den Berg
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| Medal record | |||
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 Stephan van den Berg |
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Competitor for the  Netherlands |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1984 Los Angeles | Windsurfing | |
Stephan van den Berg (born February 20, 1962 in Hoorn, Noord-Holland) is a retired windsurfer from the Netherlands, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics (1984 and 1992). He was the first Olympic champion in the men's windsurfing, claiming the gold at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.[1]
Stephan van den Berg currently operates a successful business with his brother in the Netherlands.
[edit] References
- ^ Norris McWhirter (1993). The Guinness Book of Records 1993. Bantam Books. ISBN 0553562576.
[edit] External links
- (Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee
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| Preceded by Rob Druppers |
Dutch Sportsman of the Year 1984 |
Succeeded by Joop Zoetemelk |
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Categories: Dutch Olympic medalist stubs | Sailboat racing biography stubs | 1962 births | Living people | Dutch windsurfers | Sailors at the 1984 Summer Olympics | Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics | Olympic sailors of the Netherlands | Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands | People from Hoorn
