Corné de Koning
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]
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| Full name | Marinus Corné de Koning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The King | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 September 1989 Goes, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Adaptive rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | GRV Scaldis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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De Koning was born with one leg shorter than the other.[3]
References
- "Marinus de Koning - World Rowing Results". World Rowing. 26 November 2020.
- "Speaking: Corne de Koning, Para rower (in Dutch)". Thijs Rentier. 6 May 2020.
- "Corne de Koning - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 26 November 2020.
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