Carolijn Brouwer
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Carolijn Mariëlle Brouwer is a professional sailor
She won the International Sailing Federation
highest award in 1998 the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards
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She originally competed for the Netherlands and showed potential from an early age winning the 1991 ISAF Youth World Championships and then competed in two Olympics for the Netherlands. However she competed for the Dutch in the 2008 Olympics after her quest for speed led her into the open Olympic multihul class the Tornado
where she was one of very few female competitors.
She won the International Sailing Federation
International Sailing Federation
The International Sailing Federation is recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the world governing body for the sport of sailing....
highest award in 1998 the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards
ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards
-Background:The ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards were launched in 1994 by the International Sailing Federation. The awards are recognised as the pinnacle award a sailor can receive in recognition of his/her outstanding achievements by the world of sailing....
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She originally competed for the Netherlands and showed potential from an early age winning the 1991 ISAF Youth World Championships and then competed in two Olympics for the Netherlands. However she competed for the Dutch in the 2008 Olympics after her quest for speed led her into the open Olympic multihul class the Tornado
Tornado (sailboat)
The Tornado is an two person multihull class recognised as an International Class by the International Sailing Federation. It was used for the Olympic Catamaran discpline for over 30 years.-Background:...
where she was one of very few female competitors.
Career Highlights
- 1991 - 1st - Laser Radial - IYRU Youth Sailing World ChampionshipsISAF Youth Sailing World ChampionshipsThe ISAF Youth Sailing World Championhips was first held in Sweden in 1971 it has been held ever year since. It is one of the key events of the federation to help promote top level youth participation.-Venues:-Links:*...
, Largs, Scotland, GBR - 1991 - 2nd - Women's Laser RadialLaser RadialThe Laser Radial is a popular one-design class of small sailing dinghy, originally built by Laser Performance. It is a singlehanded boat, meaning that it is sailed by one person. The Laser Radial is a variant of the Laser Standard, with shorter mast and reduced sail area, allowing light sailors to...
World Championship - 1993 - 1st - Women's Laser RadialLaser RadialThe Laser Radial is a popular one-design class of small sailing dinghy, originally built by Laser Performance. It is a singlehanded boat, meaning that it is sailed by one person. The Laser Radial is a variant of the Laser Standard, with shorter mast and reduced sail area, allowing light sailors to...
World Championship - 1996 - 1st - Women's EuropeEurope (dinghy)The Europe is a one-person dinghy designed in Belgium in 1960 by Alois Roland as a class legal Moth dinghy. The design later changed into its own one-design class....
World Championships - 1998 - 1st - Women's EuropeEurope (dinghy)The Europe is a one-person dinghy designed in Belgium in 1960 by Alois Roland as a class legal Moth dinghy. The design later changed into its own one-design class....
World Championships - 1998 - Winner of the ISAF World Sailor of the Year AwardsISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards-Background:The ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards were launched in 1994 by the International Sailing Federation. The awards are recognised as the pinnacle award a sailor can receive in recognition of his/her outstanding achievements by the world of sailing....
- 2000 - 13th - Women's Two Person Dinghy the 470470 (dinghy)The 470 is a double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a centreboard, Bermuda rig, and centre sheeting. The name is the overall length of the boat in centimetres . The hull is fibreglass with integral buoyancy tanks. The 470 is equipped with spinnaker and trapeze, making teamwork necessary to...
at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Sailing CompetitionSailing at the 2000 Summer OlympicsSailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program.... - 2004 - 19th - Women's One Person Dinghy EuropeEurope (dinghy)The Europe is a one-person dinghy designed in Belgium in 1960 by Alois Roland as a class legal Moth dinghy. The design later changed into its own one-design class....
at the 2004 Athens Olympic Sailing CompetitionSailing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre with eleven events being contested.The events were split into four classes for men, four for women, and three mixed classes that were open to both men and women... - 2007 - 2nd - Open Two Person Multihull the TornadoTornado (sailboat)The Tornado is an two person multihull class recognised as an International Class by the International Sailing Federation. It was used for the Olympic Catamaran discpline for over 30 years.-Background:...
at the ISAF Sailing World ChampionshipsISAF Sailing World ChampionshipsThe ISAF Sailing World Championships are held every four years since 2003 and are used as the primary event to qualify countries for the Sailing at the Summer Olympics...
, Cascais - 2005 - 12th - Open Two Person Multihull the TornadoTornado (sailboat)The Tornado is an two person multihull class recognised as an International Class by the International Sailing Federation. It was used for the Olympic Catamaran discpline for over 30 years.-Background:...
at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Sailing CompetitionSailing at the 2008 Summer OlympicsSailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina....