Dorian van Rijsselberghe

Dorian van Rijsselberghe is a Dutch former sailor in the RS:X class. He took his first major title in December 2011, when he became World Champion in the RS:X class in Perth, Australia. At the the 2012 Olympics in London he became Olympic Champion for the first time. Dorian was also flagbearer for The Netherlands at the 2012 Olympics in London and was made a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau after he won a Gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. On August 14, 2016 during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Dorian was able to extend his title and became Olympic champion for the second time in this event. During the Olympic ceremony in The Hague on 24 August 2016, he received a separate decoration in the form of a statuette.
In this video Dorian speaks about the challenges he faced during the last year of his career.

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Content

These videos form part of the book 'The Secret Balance of Champions – Health Challenges in Elite Sport'. The Secret Balance of Champions is about the health challenges that elite athletes may encounter during or after their career. The book consists of eight chapters, compiled by some of the best sports and medical experts in the world, and features the unique stories of 32 champions. This is a ‘must-read’ book for anyone striving to become the best version of themselves!

In the book: Petr Czech, Mo Farah, Marianne Timmer, Kiki Bertens, Dwight Phillips, Ila Borders, Pieter van den Hoogenband, Geremi Njitap Fotso, Danka Barteková, Arjen Robben, Maarten van der Weijden, Abhinav Bindra, Lydia Williams, Evgeniy Levchenko, Marit Bjørgen, Niccoló Campriani, Dorian van Rijsselberghe, Epke Zonderland, Blake Leeper, Elise Christie, Nouchka Fontijn, Zanele Mdodana, Florence Schelling, Alistair Overeem, Sarah Gregorius, Willie Gault, Chris Hoy, Steven Kitshoff, Jetze Plat, Suresh Raina, Apolo Anton Ohno, Chris Froome, and a foreword written by Marco van Basten.

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‘The Secret Balance of Champions’ was created and co-written by Vincent Gouttebarge (FIFPRO Chief Medical Officer), Gino Kerkhoffs (Orthopaedic Surgeon in elite sport at Amsterdam UMC) and Margriet de Schutter (former short-track speed skater and founder of Extopsporter.nl, an online platform for active and former elite athletes).

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