Floris van de Werken (born April 2 1995 in Warder) is a sailor from the Netherlands. He is a triple World Championship gold medallist and Olympian. [1]

Floris van de Werken
Personal information
Full nameFloris van de Werken
NationalityDutch
Born (1995-04-02) 2 April 1995 (age 29)
Warder
Sailing career
Class49er
Competition record
Men's sailing
Representing  Netherlands
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Wudam Al Sahil 49er
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hubbards, Canada 49er
Gold medal – first place 2023 The Hague, The Netherlands 49er
Silver medal – second place 2024 Lanzarote, Spain 49er
Star Sailors League
Crew Men
rank
Highest:
2
7 October 2022:
6
Updated on 19 June 2023

He is, with Bart Lambriex, the 2021, 2022 and 2023 49er World Champion and took a silver medal in the 2024 49er & 49er FX World Championships . [2] The duo got nominated for the Rolex World Sailor of the Year award in 2022 and 2023 but never won the award so far.

References

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  1. ^ "Floris van de Werken Sailing.Org Profile". sailing.org. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Results 2021 World Championships 49er". 49er.org. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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