Nicole van der Velden explained

Nicole van der Velden
Birth Place:	Madrid, Spain
Height:	168 cm^[1]
Weight:	62 kg
Club:	Aruba Beach Cats^[2]
Coach:	Pim Nieuwenhuis
Show-Medals:	yes

Nicole van der Velden (born 26 October 1994 in Madrid) is a Spanish-Aruban sailor. She was born Aruban, but received the Spanish nationality by the Spanish government in 2019.^[3] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Nacra 17 race with Thijs Visser; they won two races and placed 16th in the final standings.^[4] She was the flag bearer for Aruba in the Parade of Nations.^[5] She campaigned a 49er FX towards the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games^[6] and is presently campaigning an IQ Foil windsurfer towards the 2024 Olympic Games.

Originally from Noord, Aruba, Van Der Velden was born in Madrid to a Dutch father and a Venezuelan mother. She took up sailing in 2008 following her father, Martin, who worked as a technical officer with the Aruba Sailing Association.^[2] She speaks four languages fluently: Papiamento, Dutch, Spanish and English.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nicole van der Velden . Rio 2016 . 20 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160820173206/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/nicole-van-der-velden . 20 August 2016 . dead.
2. http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=van-der-velden-nicole-1053170/index.html Nicole van der Velden
3. Web site: El gobierno concede la nacionalidad a Nicole Van Der Velden . . es-ES . 20 September 2019 . 12 July 2021.
4. Web site: Nacra 17 Mixed - Standings . Rio 2016 . 20 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160820173614/https://www.rio2016.com/en/sailing-standings-sa-nacra-17-mixed . 20 August 2016 . dead.
5. Web site: Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers . Rio 2016 . 20 August 2016.
6. Web site: Patricia Suárez comienza el último día en plazas de Tokio . 8 December 2019.
7. Web site: Nicole van der Velden Rio2016 . YouTube . pap-AW . 7 April 2015 . 12 July 2021.
8. Web site: Nicole van der Velden . sailing.org . .