Philipine van Aanholt

Philipine van Aanholt (born 26 May 1992) is a sailor from Curaçao, competing mainly in the Laser Radial class.[2] She is the daughter of former Olympic sailor Cor van Aanholt who participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in the Laser class.[3] After the National Olympic Committee of the Netherlands Antilles lost its recognition by the International Olympic Committee following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010, Van Aanholt was allowed to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics as an Independent Olympic Athlete.[4] She finished in 36th place out of 41 competitors overall with a 16th place as her best result in race 7.[5] She was Aruba's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2015 Pan American Games.

Philipine van Aanholt
Personal information
Born (1992-05-26) 26 May 1992
Utrecht, Netherlands
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountryCuraçao
SportSailing
Event(s)Laser Radial
ClubYouth Sailing Curaçao
Coached byJavier "Rulo" Borojovich [1]

References

  1. http://www.sailing.org/biog.php?id=AHOPV1
  2. "ISAF - Sailor Biography". International Sailing Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  3. "London bound for Olympics 2012". Caribbean Sailing Association. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  4. "Philipine van Aanholt - Sailing - Olympic Athlete". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  5. "Women's Laser Radial - Olympics Sailing". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
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