Nicole van der Velden
Nicole van der Velden (born 26 October 1994 in Madrid) is a Spanish-Aruban sailor. She was born Aruban, but received the Spanish nationality by the Spanish government in 2019.[3] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Nacra 17 race with Thijs Visser; they won two races and placed 16th in the final standings.[4] She was the flag bearer for Aruba in the Parade of Nations.[5] She campaigned a 49er FX towards the 2020 Tokoyo Olympic Games[6] and is presently campaigning an IQ Foil windsurfer towards 2024 Olympics Games.
![]() Van der Velden at the 2016 Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Born | 26 October 1994 27) Madrid, Spain | (age
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1] |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Sailing |
Club | Aruba Beach Cats[2] |
Coached by | Pim Nieuwenhuis |
Originally from Noord, Aruba, Van Der Velden was born in Madrid to a Dutch father and a Venezuelan mother. She took up sailing in 2008 following her father Martin, who worked as a technical officer with the Aruba Sailing Association.[2] She speaks four languages fluently: Papiamento, Dutch, Spanish and English.[7][8]
References
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- "Nicole van der Velden". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- Nicole van der Velden. nbcolympics.com
- "El gobierno concede la nacionalidad a Nicole Van Der Velden". Mundo Deportivo (in European Spanish). 20 September 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- "Nacra 17 Mixed - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- "Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers" (PDF). Rio 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- "Patricia Suárez comienza el último día en plazas de Tokio". 8 December 2019.
- "Nicole van der Velden Rio2016". YouTube (in Papiamento (Aruba)). 7 April 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- Nicole van der Velden at World Sailing
External links
- Nicole van der Velden at World Sailing
- Nicole van der Velden at World Sailing
- Nicole van der Velden at Olympics.com
- Nicole van der Velden at Olympedia