Dirk de Ridder
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| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||
| Born | 29 December 1972 Oudewater |
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| Height | 1.87 m (6.1 ft) | |||||||||
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| Class(es) | Soling | |||||||||
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Dirk de Ridder (born 29 December 1972, in Oudewater) is a sailor from the Netherlands,[1][2] who represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. With Roy Heiner as helmsman and Peter van Niekerk as fellow crew member,[3][4] De Ridder took the 4th place in the Soling.[5]
He has sailed in four Volvo Ocean Races, in 1997–98 on Merit Cup, 2001–02 on the winning Illbruck Challenge, in 2005–06 on Pirates of the Caribbean and in 2014–15 on Team Brunel.
He was a member of Oracle Racing on USA 17 in the 2010 America's Cup. He sailed for the 2011–13 America's Cup World Series but was banned from the 2013 America's Cup due to being a part of Oracle's cheating during the World Series. De Ridder maintained his innocence and his original 5 year ban was reduced to 18 months on appeal.[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Dirk de Ridder Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "dirk de ridder". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Verbond mikt op vier Olympische zeilmedailles". De Volkskrant. 4 December 1997. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Zwarte dag voor Nederlandse Zeilploeg in Sydney". Nieuwsbank. 26 September 2000. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Jaarverslag KNWV 2000". Koninklijk Nederlands Watersport Verbond. Retrieved 19 February 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Oracle's Dirk de Ridder ends America's Cup ban with Volvo gig out of Auckland". Stuff.
- ^ "Report: America's Cup sailor Dirk de Ridder suspended five years - FOX Sports". 15 April 2014.
Further reading[edit]
- Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad, Volume One -Preparing for the Games (PDF). Manufactured in Australia: Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. 2001. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad, Volume Two – Celebrating the Games (PDF). Manufactured in Australia: Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. 2001. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
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