Annemieke Bes

Annemieke Bes

Personal information
Full name	Annemieke Marileen Bes
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1978-03-16) March 16, 1978 Groningen
Height	1.77 m (5.8 ft)
Class(es)	Europe Laser Radial Yngling Elliott 6m
Club	Vereniging Watersport De Twee Provinciën
Competition record Competitor for  Netherlands Olympic Games 2004 Athens Yngling Silver 2008 Qingdao Yngling 2012 Weymouth Elliott 6m European Championships Bronze 2008 Yngling Silver 2009 Yngling
Updated on 13 February 2014.

Annemieke Marileen Bes (born 16 March 1978 in Groningen) is a sailor from the Netherlands,^[1][2] who represented her country for the first time at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The Dutch Yngling helmed by Annelies Thies and crewed by Bes and Petronella de Jong took the 4th place.^[3][4][5] Bes returned to the Olympics, again in the Dutch Yngling,^[6][7] during the 2008 Olympics this time with fellow crewmember Merel Witteveen and helmsman Mandy Mulder. The Dutch Yngling team took the Silver Medal^[8] in Qingdao. Bes than switched to the Elliott 6m Match racing. During the 2012 Olympics the team with helmsman Renee Groeneveld and crewmembers Bes and Marcelien Bos-de Koning^[9][10] took 8th place^[11] in Weymouth.

Sailing career

Bes started sailing in 1990 and has competed at International level since 1999 where she started in the Europe class. Her best finishes were second at the Dutch Championship in 2000, seventh at the Semaine Olympique Hyeres in 2001 and at the World championship open week that year. By the end of 2001 she switched to the Yngling class. In her first season in the Yngling class she and her team mates Petronella de Jong and Annelies Thies became second in the Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma de Mallorca. The following year she finished fifth at the SPA Regatta in Medemblik as well as fourth in the pre-Olympic event in Athens. 2004 proved to be a successful year and they won the Athens Eurolymp Week as well as the Princess Sofia Trophy. They sailed to a seventh position at the World Championships in Santander and a sixth position at the SPA Regatta, which earned them a spot at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

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 and qualify for the Olympics in the Yngling. In July 2008 Dutch national coach Maurice Paardekooper selected Witteveen, Mulder and Bes as the trio that would sail the Dutch Yngling team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The selected team became fourth at the World Championship in Cascais. Furthermore they became second in Qingdao at the Pre-Olympics, fourth at the European Championship in Warnemünde in 2007. In 2008 there was a third place in the Olympic Class Regatta of Miami And a third place at the Europeans.

With Renée Groeneveld and Brechtje van der Werf she started to sail in the new Olympic women class, The Elliott 6m Match racing class. They finished fourth at the Kieler woche Worldcup, second at the Europeans and they won the Sail for Gold Worldcup in Weymouth in September 2009 and the Prinses Sofia Worldcup event in April 2010. However this team did not qualify for the Olympics. After a team was formed with Bes, Marcelien Bos-de Koning and Mandy Mulder the qualification for the 2012 olympics was made.

Further reading

2004 Olympics (Athens)

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad Homecoming of the Games – Organisation and Operations (PDF). ATHENS 2004 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games S.A. 2004. Retrieved 13 February 2014. 
• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad The Games (PDF). ATHENS 2004 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games S.A. 2004. Retrieved 13 February 2014. 

2008 Olympics (Weymouth)

• Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume I • Bid Documents and Analysis: Passion behind the Bid (PDF). Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2014. 
• Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume II • Ceremonies and Competitions: Celebration of the Games (PDF). Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2014. 
• Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume III • Preparation for the Games: New Beijing Great Olympics (PDF). Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2014. 
• Official Results Book • Volume I (PDF). Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2014. 
• Official Results Book • Volume II (PDF). Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2014. 
• Official Results Book • Volume III (PDF). Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2014. 

2012 Olympics (Weymouth)

• "The Official International Sailing Federation Olympic Games Website: London 2012". ISAF. Retrieved 13 February 2014. 

References

<2000 2004 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 2008> Women's sailboard No Dutch Representation Men's sailboard Surfer: Joeri van Dijk Europe Female Helmsman: Carolijn Brouwer Laser No Dutch Representation Finn Helmsman: Jaap Zielhuis 470 Female Helmsman: Lisa Westerhof Crew: Margriet Matthijsse 470 Male Helmsman: Sven Coster Crew: Kalle Coster 49er No Dutch Representation Tornado Helmsman: Mitch Booth Crew: Herbert Dercksen Yngling Female Helmsman: Annelies Thies Crew: Annemieke Bes Petronella de Jong Star Helmsman: Mark Neeleman Crew: Peter van Niekerk Officials Unknown Team size Female: 6 Male: 8 Officials: 0 Total: 14 Medals 01 !: 0 02 !: 0 03 !: 0 Total: 0 Reference "Zeilteam-Thies plaatst zich maar nipt voor Athene". De Volkskrant. 2004-05-17. Retrieved 2014-02-11.

<2004 2008 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 2012> Women's sailboard No Dutch Representation Men's sailboard Surfer: Casper Bouman Laser Radial No Dutch Representation Laser Helmsman: Rutger van Schaardenburg Finn Helmsman: Pieter-Jan Postma 470 Female Helmsman: Marcelien de Koning Crew: Lobke Berkhout 470 Male Helmsman: Sven Coster Crew: Kalle Coster 49er No Dutch Representation Tornado Helmsman: Mitch Booth Crew: Pim Nieuwenhuis Yngling Female Helmsman: Mandy Mulder Crew: Annemieke Bes Merel Witteveen Star No Dutch Representation Officials Technical supervisor: Jaap Zielhuis Coach: Jacco Koops Finn coach: Cees Scheurwater Yngling coach: Maurice Paardekoper Team size Female: 5 Male: 7 Officials: 4 Total: 16 Medals 01 !: 0 02 !: 2 03 !: 0 Total: 2 Reference "Stromingsinformatie voor zeilploeg". De Gelderlander. Retrieved 2014-02-12.

<2008 2012 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1900> Women's sailboard No Dutch Representation Men's sailboard Surfer: Dorian van Rijsselberge Laser Radial Helmsman: Marit Bouwmeester Laser Helmsman: Rutger van Schaardenburg Finn Helmsman: Pieter-Jan Postma 470 Female Helmsman: Lisa Westerhof Crew: Lobke Berkhout 470 Male Helmsman: Sven Coster Crew: Kalle Coster 49er No Dutch Representation Elliott 6m Helmsman: Renee Groeneveld Crew: Annemieke Bes Marcelien Bos - de Koning Star No Dutch Representation Officials Unknown Team size Female: 6 Male: 5 Officials: 0 Total: 11 Medals 01 !: 1 02 !: 1 03 !: 1 Total: 3 Reference "Nederlandse deelnemers Londen 2012". www.zeilen.nl. Retrieved 2014-02-13.  "Deelnemers uit Nederland". www.zoekenvindalles.nl. Retrieved 2014-02-13.