Marinus Corné de Koning (born 27 September 1989) is a Dutch adaptive rower who competes at international level events. He is a four time World champion and European champion in both single sculls and double sculls. He is the training partner of Annika van der Meer and Esther van der Loos. He and van der Loos narrowly missed winning a medal in the mixed double sculls.[1][2]
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| Full name | Marinus Corné de Koning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The King | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 September 1989 Goes, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Adaptive rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | GRV Scaldis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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De Koning was born with one leg shorter than the other.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Marinus de Koning - World Rowing Results". World Rowing. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Speaking: Corne de Koning, Para rower (in Dutch)". Thijs Rentier. 6 May 2020. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Corne de Koning - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
External links
edit- Cornelis DE KONING at World Rowing
- Corne de Koning at the International Paralympic Committee
- Corné de Koning at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
