Emma Plasschaert

Emma Plasschaert (born 1 November 1993) is a Belgian sailor. She is a two-time World Champion in the Laser Radial class (2018 and 2021). She ended fourth in that class at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Emma Plasschaert
Personal information
Nationality Belgium
Born (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993
Ostend
Sport
SportSailing
Event(s)Laser Radial
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
World Championships
2018 AarhusLaser Radial
2021 Al-MussanahLaser Radial

Career

Plasschaert is born in Ostend, the largest city at the Belgian coast. She started her career in the small Optimist class, and after five years switched to the Europe class. She then switched to the Laser Radial class in 2010, and became part of the team around Evi Van Acker, who would win the bronze medal the 2012 Olympics. Plasschaert got her first top ten finishes at the World Championships in 2013 and 2014.

In August 2018 she became world champion in the Laser Radial class, beating 2016 Olympic gold medalist Marit Bouwmeester.[3] Three years later she won a second world title.

Awards
  • 2011:Young Sailor of the Year award from Belgian Sailing[4]
  • 2013:Female Sailor of the Year award from Belgian Sailing
  • 2018:Female Sailor of the Year award from Belgian Sailing
  • 2019:Female Sailor of the Year award from Belgian Sailing

Notes
  1. "Emma Plasschaert". Team Belgium (in Dutch). Belgian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. "Sailing PLASSCHAERT Emma - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/emma-plasschaert-verovert-goud-op-wk-zeilen~bae6652e/ (10 August 2018). "Emma Plasschaert verovert goud op WK zeilen". De Morgen (in Dutch). {{cite news}}: External link in |last1= (help)
  4. "Hall of Fame Sailing Awards". Belgian Sailing. Retrieved 7 June 2021.


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