Dutch sailor (born 1981)
Lisa Westerhof
Westerhof at Holland Heineken House 2012
Full name Lisa Laetitia Westerhof Nationality Dutch Born (1981-11-02 ) 2 November 1981 (age 43) De Bilt , NetherlandsHeight 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Class 470 female
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
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]
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