Roy Heiner Explained
| Roy Heiner |
| Fullname: | Roy Heiner |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Birth Date: | 22 November 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia, Free State, South Africa |
| Height: | 1.93m (06.33feet) |
| Classes: | Finn
Star
Soling |
| Medaltemplates-Title: | Competition record |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
| Updated: | 19 February 2014 |
Roy Heiner (born 22 November 1960, in Virginia, Free State, South Africa) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Pusan. Heiner took 7th place in the Finn. In 1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona Heiner helmed the Dutch Soling. With crew members Peter Burggraaff and Han Bergsma Heiner took 18th place. Heiner switched back to the Finn for the 1996 Summer Olympics, Savannah and took the bronze medal. His last Olympic appearance was in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. With crew members Peter van Niekerk and Dirk de Ridder Heiner took 4th place in the Soling.
Sailing career
Besides his Olympic sailing career Heiner competed on professional basis in:
- Three years in the World Matchrace circuit
- Three Volvo Ocean Races,
- BMW Oracle (America's Cup 2003) in new Zealand as:
- Training boat helmsman
- Afterguard coach of the racing team
Professional life
Heiner holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Durban-Westville (1980–1985). In 1996 Heiner founded his Sailing academy: Team Heiner nowadays located in Lelystad.
Further reading
- Book: Official Report,Volume 1: Organization and Planning . Olympic Organizing Committee . Seoul . 1989 . 19 February 2014.
- Book: Official Report,Volume 2: Competition, Summary and Results . Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee . Seoul . 1989 . 19 February 2014.
- Web site: Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume I The Challenge: From the idea to the nomination . COOB'92 S.A. . Barcelona . 1992 . 19 February 2014.
- Web site: Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume II The Means: Objectives, resources and venues . COOB'92 S.A. . Barcelona . 1992 . 19 February 2014.
- Web site: Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume III The Organisation: The preparation of the Games . COOB'92 S.A. . Barcelona . 1992 . 19 February 2014.
- Web site: Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume IV The Games: Sixteen days in summer . Barcelona . 1992 . 19 February 2014.
- Web site: Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume V The Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222351/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1992/1992s5.pdf . dead . 27 September 2007 . COOB'92 S.A. . Barcelona . 1992 . 19 February 2014.
- Web site: The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume I Planning and Organization . Peachtree Publishers . Atlanta . 1997 . 19 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120616041701/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v1.pdf . 16 June 2012.
- Web site: The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume II The Centennial Olympic Games . Peachtree Publishers . Atlanta . 1997 . 19 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120715195716/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v2.pdf . 15 July 2012.
- Web site: The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results . Peachtree Publishers . Atlanta . 1997 . 19 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120716071036/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3.pdf . 16 July 2012.
- Book: Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad, Volume One -Preparing for the Games . Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games . Manufactured in Australia . 2001 . 19 February 2014.
- Book: Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad, Volume Two – Celebrating the Games . Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games . Manufactured in Australia . 2001 . 19 February 2014.
