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Dorian van Rijsselberghe

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Dorian van Rijsselberghe is a Dutch windsurfer who competes in the men's RS:X sailing class and has represented the Netherlands at multiple Olympic Games. He won consecutive Olympic gold medals in the discipline at the 2012 London Games and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, at the 2012 Olympics finishing first among thirty eight competitors in seven of the ten races sailed. He also won World Championship gold in 2011 in Perth and again in 2018 in Aarhus, along with a silver medal at the 2015 European Championships in Palermo. Van Rijsselberghe won his first Dutch national windsurfing title at the age of thirteen and served as flag bearer for the Netherlands at the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony.

Facts
Birth Year
1988 1
Birth Date
1988-11-24 1
Nationality
Dutch 1
Career Highlight
Dominated the 2012 London Olympics, finishing first among 38 competitors in 7 of 10 races 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
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1. Dorian van Rijsselberghe - Wikipedia
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    Dorian van Rijsselberghe (born 24 November 1988) is a Dutch windsurfer.
  • Lead paragraph, birth year clause
    Dorian van Rijsselberghe (born 24 November 1988) is a Dutch windsurfer.
  • Lead paragraph, nationality clause
    Dorian van Rijsselberghe (born 24 November 1988) is a Dutch windsurfer.
  • 2012 Olympics section, race results
    Van Rijsselberghe dominated the competition completely by finishing first among the 38 competitors in 7 out of 10 races
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Dorian van Rijsselberghe (born 24 November 1988) is a Dutch windsurfer.
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