Joeri van Dijk

Joeri van Dijk (born 14 July 1983, The Hague) 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 (like the cereal) and reached a fourth position at the 2006 RS:X World Championships.

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

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