Thierry Schmitter
Thierry Schmitter (born 6 May 1969 in France) is a Dutch sailor[1][2] (now sited kite boarder) who was selected as Dutch Disabled Sportsman / woman of the Year in 2011. Thierry Schmitter won a bronze medal in sailing Mixed 2.4mR in Sailing at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and came fifth in the same category in Sailing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. He also won a bronze medal at the Paralympics of London in 2012.[3]
Thierry Schmitter is a examiner at the European Patent Office in The Hague, in the field of Marine Technology.[3][4]
Thierry is now sited kite boarder. For more information see his website: www.sitkite.com
References
- ^ "Easyrigging". easyrigging.com.
- ^ "Sailor Biography". sailing.org.
- ^ a b "EPO examiner wins bronze at Paralympics". European Patent Office. September 10, 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ^ "EPO President Battistelli congratulates patent examiner Thierry Schmitter on his Paralympic bronze medal win". European Patent Office. September 20, 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
Categories:
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Dutch sailors
- Paralympic sailors of the Netherlands
- Dutch male sailors (sport)
- Sailors at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
- Sailors at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Sailors at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- 2.4 Metre class sailors
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics