Floris van de Werken

Floris van de Werken
Personal information
Full nameFloris van de Werken
Born (1995-04-02) 2 April 1995
Sailing career
SportSailing
Class49er
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  Netherlands
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Wudam Al Sahil49er
Gold medal – first place2022 Hubbards, Canada49er
Gold medal – first place2023 The Hague, The Netherlands49er
Silver medal – second place2024 Lanzarote, Spain49er

Floris van de Werken (born 2 April 1995 in Warder) is a sailor from the Netherlands. He is a triple World Championship gold medallist and Olympian.[1]

He is, with Bart Lambriex, the 2021, 2022 and 2023 49er World Champion and took a silver medal in the 2024 49er & 49er FX World Championships.[2] The duo got nominated for the Rolex World Sailor of the Year award in 2022 and 2023 but never won the award so far.

References

  1. ↑ "Floris van de Werken Sailing.Org Profile". sailing.org. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Results 2021 World Championships 49er". 49er.org. Retrieved 21 November 2021.