Nikola Girke
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canada |
| Born | December 30, 1977 Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sailing |
| Event(s) | RS:X, 470, Nacra 17 |
| College team | UBC |
| Club | Royal Vancouver Yacht Club |
| Updated on 8 December 2019 | |
Nikola Girke (born December 30, 1977 in Grande Prairie, Alberta) is a Canadian sailor and a 4-time Olympian. She is amongst only a few elite athletes who have made the transition from one sport to another and has achieved a top 10 in the World across 3 different sport disciplines. She finished 13th at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 470, then switched to RSX windsurfing and placed 17th at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics she finished 10th in the RS:X.[2] Girke was named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, as part of the Nacra 17 with Luke Ramsay.[3] The duo placed 15th. Girke also competed in windsurfing at both the 2011 Pan American Games and the 2015 Pan American Games placing 4th and 6th respectively. Nikola holds a degree from UBC in Human Kinetics and is a Certified Executive and Emotional Intelligence coach.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Nikola Girke at sports-reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Canada's sailing roster makes Nikola Girke a 4-time Olympian". CBC News. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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- Olympic sailors of Canada
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- Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – 470
- Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – RS:X
- Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – RS:X
- Sportspeople from Alberta
- Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Nacra 17
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- Sailors at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Sailors at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Canada
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