Wannes Van Laer Explained

Wannes Van Laer
Nationality:Belgian
Classes:Laser Standard
Club:BRYC
Coach:Gonçalo Pereira de Carvahlo
Birth Date:5 March 1985
Birth Place:Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium
Height:1.81 m
Weight:82 kg
Olympics:2012 Summer Olympics

34th

Updated:17 November 2013

Wannes Van Laer (born 5 March 1985 in Ostend) is a professional Belgian sailor.[1] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's Laser class, where he finished in 34th place. Since 2013 he became Belgian Champion Laser Standard for the sixth time.

Van Laer sails under the colours of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, for the FFYB.

World ranking

Highest position on the ISAF world ranking so far (updated: 17 juni 2013): 16th[2]

Results

Laser Standard

YearRegatta
2013
2012
2011
  • EC Helsinki, Finland: 19th
  • Eurolymp Riva del Garda: 12th
  • World Cup Kieler Woche: 16th
  • World Cup Rolex Miami OCR: 11th
2010
  • World Cup Sail Melbourne: 15th
  • World Cup Kieler Woche: 8th

Other classes

ResultYearClassRegatta Voiles de Saint-Tropez (Yachting)EC youth Sweden
EC France EC Croatia WC (U13) South-Africa
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wannes Van Laer. London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. 13 September 2012. dead. 11 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120911224441/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/van-laer-wannes-1128999/.
  2. http://www.sailing.org/rankings_table.php?includeref=ranking22666&rankdiscipline=2&ranktype=2&rankclass=64&rankdate=latest ISAF World Ranking - Men - Laser