Lisa Westerhof

 ( 1981 Births ) 

Lisa Laetitia Westerhof (born 2 November 1981, in De Bilt) is a sailor from the Netherlands. Westerhof represented her country at the Optimist World Championship in 1995 and 1996, becoming only the second girl to win the championship outright.

She sailed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. With crew Margriet Matthijsse took Westerhof ninth place as helmsman in the Dutch Women's 470. Westerhof's second Olympic appearance was during the 2012 Olympics in Weymouth again as helmsman in the Women's 470. Now with Lobke Berkhout as crew Westerhof won the bronze medal.

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Professional life Westerhof lives in Scheveningen, studied economics at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, and is a First Officer on the Boeing 737 for Air France KLM.

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Categories: 1981 Births, Living People, Dutch Female Sailors, Olympic Medalists In Sailing, Olympic Bronze Medalists For The Netherlands, Olympic Sailors For The Netherlands, Sailors At The 2004 Summer Olympics – 470, Sailors At The 2012 Summer Olympics – 470, Medalists At The 2012 Summer Olympics, World Champions In Sailing For The Netherlands, 470 Class World Champions, Optimist Class World Champions, Erasmus University Rotterdam Alumni, Sportspeople From De Bilt, 20th-century Dutch Women, 21st-century Dutch Sportswomen

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