Corné de Koning explained
| Corné de Koning |
| Fullname: | Marinus Corné de Koning |
| Nickname: | The King |
| Birth Date: | 27 September 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Goes, Netherlands |
| Height: | 182 cm |
| Weight: | 81 kg |
| Sport: | Adaptive rowing |
| Club: | GRV Scaldis |
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]
De Koning was born with one leg shorter than the other.[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: 26 November 2020 . Marinus de Koning - World Rowing Results . live . 2 December 2018 . World Rowing . https://web.archive.org/web/20181202063129/http://www.worldrowing.com:80/athletes/athlete/44039/results/de-koning-corne.
- Web site: 6 May 2020 . Speaking: Corne de Koning, Para rower (in Dutch) . live . 5 August 2020 . Thijs Rentier . https://web.archive.org/web/20200805074728/https://thijsrentier.nl/nieuws/aan-het-woord-corne-de-koning-pararoeier/.
- Web site: 26 November 2020 . Corne de Koning - IPC Profile . live . 1 September 2019 . International Paralympic Committee . https://web.archive.org/web/20190901181451/https://www.paralympic.org/corne-de-koning.
