Rachelle Viinberg
Rachelle Viinberg (* as Rachelle De Jong April 30, 1979 in Nanaimo ) is a Canadian rower .
The 1.83-meter tall Viinberg rows for the Victoria Vikes , the University of Victoria's sports club , where she earned a degree in biology. Before that she was a member of the Western Rowing Club in London and the Regina Rowing Club . Viinberg won her first world championship medal in 2002 and her first Olympic medal in 2012. From 2005 to 2008 she was a Skull actively -Ruderin, before and after the belt -Ruderin. At the 2008 Olympic Games , she finished eighth with the Canadian double scull. In 2012 Viinberg rowed her only World Cup victory with eighth in Munich.
By 2010 it started under the name Rachelle De Jong.
Final battle placements
(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championships)
- World Cup 2002 : 2nd place in the four without a helmsman ( Roslyn McLeod , Rachelle De Jong, Darcy Marquardt , Pauline van Roessel )
- World Cup 2002: 6th place in eighth place (Roslyn McLeod, Katy Dunnet , Darcy Marquardt, Karen Clark , Jacqui Cook , Rachelle De Jong, Dorota Urbaniak , Pauline van Roessel and helmsman Sarah Pape )
- 2003 World Cup : 4th place in the four without a helmsman ( Krista Stewart , Rachelle de Jong, Bonnie Fiala , Sabrina Kolker )
- World Cup 2007 : 5th place in the double scull (Rachelle de Jong, Janine Hanson , Krista Guloien , Anna-Marie de Zwager )
- World Cup 2010 : 2nd place in eighth place ( Emma Darling , Cristy Nurse , Janine Hanson, Rachelle de Jong, Krista Guloien, Ashley Brzozowicz , Darcy Marquardt, Andréanne Morin and helmsman Lesley Thompson )
- World Cup 2011 : 2nd place in eighth place (Janine Hanson, Rachelle Viinberg, Natalie Mastracci , Cristy Nurse, Krista Guloien, Ashley Brzozowicz, Darcy Marquardt, Andréanne Morin and Lesley Thompson)
- OS 2012 : 2nd place in eighth place (Janine Hanson, Rachelle Viinberg, Krista Guloien, Lauren Wilkinson , Natalie Mastracci, Ashley Brzozowicz, Darcy Marquardt, Andréanne Morin and Lesley Thompson)
Web links
- Rachelle Viinberg at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
- Rachelle Viinberg in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Viinberg, Rachelle |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | De Jong, Rachelle |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nanaimo |