Bror van der Zijde (born 13 February 1989) is a Dutch bobsledder.[1]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Dutch / Swiss |
| Born | 13 February 1989 Gouda, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Netherlands /  Switzerland |
| Sport |  Bobsleigh (brakeman) |
Medal record | |
Van der Zijde competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for the Netherlands. He teamed with driver Edwin van Calker in the two-man event, finishing 19th, and with van Calker, Sybren Jansma and Arno Klaassen in the four-man event, finishing 11th.[2][3]
Van der Zijde made his World Cup debut in November 2012. As of April 2014, his best World Cup finish is 7th, in a four-man event in 2013-14 at Konigssee.[1]
He joined the Swiss national bobsleigh team as a brakeman for Rico Peter ahead of the 2014-15 season.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b FIBT Profile Archived February 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Sochi2014.com profile". March 20, 2014. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014.
- ^ "The post-Olympic ice track season begins in Lake Placid". Federation Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobagganing. 10 December 2014. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
External links
edit- Janne Bror van der Zijde at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
- Bror van der Zijde at Olympics.com
- Bror van der Zijde at Olympedia (archive)
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