Pieter-Jan Postma

Pieter-Jan Postma

Personal information
Full name	Petrus Johannes "Pieter-Jan" Postma
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1982-01-10) January 10, 1982 Heerenveen
Height	1.89 m (6.2 ft)
Sailing career
Class(es)	Laser Radial Laser Finn
Club	Koninklijke Watersportvereniging Sneek
Competition record Competitor for  Netherlands Olympic Games 2008 Qingdao Finn 2012 Weymouth Finn Pre- Olympics 2007 Qingdao Finn World Championships 2007 Medemblik Finn
Updated on 13 February 2014.

Pieter-Jan Postma (born 10 January 1982 in Heerenveen) is a sailor from the Netherlands,^[1][2][3] who represented his country for the first time at the Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics^[4] in Qingdao.^[5] There he took the 14th place in the Finn. Postma second Olympic appearance was during the 2012 Olympics^[6] in Weymouth. In this competition Postma took het 4th place,^[7][8] again in the Finn.

Personal life

Postma spent the first seventeen years of his life in Terkaple, a tiny village in Friesland. He has a sister who is four years older and a sister who is two years younger. As a child, he spent a lot of time playing football, tennis, speed skating and sailing. Postma started a study for Naval Officer on Terschelling. Between September 2002 and February 2003 he spent six months at sea due to an internship. At the beginning of 2006 he finished his studies and was then able to focus completely on his sailing career.

Sailing career

At the age of fifteen Postma took part in his first European Championship Optimist and took part in the World Championship in Dublin. Postma switched to the Laser Radial. A year later he made the change to the Laser. In December 2000 he participated in the World Junior Laser Championship in Sydney and reached 10th position. After his return of his internship at sea Postma started preparing for the 2004 Olympics in Athens. However Postma missed the Olympic qualification.

In March 2005 Postma switched to the Finn class. At the World Championship 2005 he reached 12th position. Then at the World Championship 2007 he won the silver medal as he did at the Pre-Olympic races. In 2008 Postma placed fourth at the World Championship and also reached the fourth position in Hyères and Medemblik. This all resulted in qualification for the 2008 Olympics in Qingdao.

Further reading

2008 Olympics (Qingdaoh)  China (CHN)

• 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)  Great Britain (GBR)

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

References

<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.