Lisa Westerhof
Westerhof at Holland Heineken House 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Lisa Laetitia Westerhof | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | De Bilt, Netherlands | 2 November 1981|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sailing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class | 470 female | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 13 February 2014 |
Lisa Laetitia Westerhof (born 2 November 1981, in De Bilt) is a sailor from the Netherlands.[1][2][3] Westerhof represented her country at the Optimist World Championship in 1995 and 1996, becoming only the second girl to win the championship outright.
She sailed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. With crew Margriet Matthijsse took Westerhof ninth place as helmsman in the Dutch Women's 470.[4][5][6] Westerhof's second Olympic appearance was during the 2012 Olympics in Weymouth again as helmsman in the Women's 470.[7][8][9] Now with Lobke Berkhout as crew Westerhof won the bronze medal.
Professional life
[edit]Westerhof lives in Scheveningen, studied economics at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, and is a First Officer on the Boeing 737 for Air France KLM.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lisa Westerhof". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "Lisa Westerhof ISAF Sailor Biog". ISAF Sailor Biog. ISAF. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "Lisa Westerhof Official Website". Lisa Westerhof. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "Zeilteam-Thies plaatst zich maar nipt voor Athene". De Volkskrant. 17 May 2004. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "Team-Thies verliest". Nu.nl. 18 August 2004. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "Ook Booth/Dercksen buiten podium". Nu.nl. 28 August 2004. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "Nederlandse deelnemers Londen 2012". Zeilen. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "Deelnemers uit Nederland". Zoek en Vind Alles. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "International Sailing Federation Results centre". ISAF. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "Lisa Westerhof". LinkedIn. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
External links
[edit]- Lisa Westerhof at World Sailing
- Lisa Westerhof at Olympics.com
- Lisa Westerhof at Olympic.org (archived)
- Lisa Westerhof at Olympedia
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Dutch female sailors (sport)
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic sailors for the Netherlands
- Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – 470
- Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 470
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- World champions in sailing for the Netherlands
- 470 class world champions
- Optimist class world champions
- Erasmus University Rotterdam alumni
- People from De Bilt
- Sportspeople from Utrecht (province)
- 20th-century Dutch women
- 21st-century Dutch women
- Dutch yacht racing biography stubs
- Dutch Olympic medalist stubs