Carolijn Brouwer

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| fullname = Carolijn Mariëlle Brouwer

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| nationality = Dutch
Belgium

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|07|25}}

| birth_place = Leiden, Netherlands

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| height = 1.82 m

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| classes = Laser Radial
Europe
Tornado

| club = Watersport Vereniging Braassemermeer

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Carolijn Mariëlle Brouwer (born 25 July 1973, in Leiden) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented her country for the first time at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Brouwer as helmsman of the Dutch boat with Alexandra Verbeek as crew took the 13th place in the Women's 470. In the 2004 Olympics, Brouwer returned to the Olympics in Europe and took 19th place. Brouwer than switched to the Tornado and qualified for the 2008 Olympics. However this time she sailed for Belgium. As helmsman, with crew Sébastien Godefroid she took 12th place.

She received the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Award in 1998{{Cite web|url=http://www.sailing.org/worldsailor|title = World Sailor of the Year}} and 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sailing.org/news/88097.php#.XJSyaqSnz0M|title = Excellence recognised at the 2018 World Sailing Awards}}

Brouwer was crewmember in three Volvo Ocean Races:

{{flagicon|GBR}} Amer Sports Too in 2001–02 (8th edition)
{{flagicon|SWE}} Team SCA in 2014–15 (12th edition)
{{flagicon|CHN}} Dongfeng Race Team in 2017–18 (13th edition)

Brouwer is owner of ''2B Sailing (2010–present).

References

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{{cite Sports-Reference

|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/carolijn-brouwer-1.html

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418023940/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/carolijn-brouwer-1.html

|url-status = dead

|archive-date = 18 April 2020

|title = Carolijn Brouwer

|accessdate = 12 January 2014

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{{cite web

|url = http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=138255634&locale=en_US&trk=tyah2&trkInfo=tas%3ACarolijn%20Brouwer%2Cidx%3A1-1-1

|title = Carolijn Brouwer

|publisher = www.linkedin.com

|accessdate = 12 January 2014

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{{cite web

|url = http://www.sailing.org/biog.php?id=NEDCB1

|title = Carolijn Brouwer ISAF Sailor Biog

|publisher = ISAF

|accessdate = 12 January 2014

}}

{{cite web

|url = http://www.questforgold.be/

|title = Carolijn Brouwer Official Website

|publisher = Carolijn Brouwer

|accessdate = 12 January 2014

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140103201922/http://questforgold.be/

|archive-date = 3 January 2014

|url-status = dead

|df = dmy-all

}}

{{cite web

|url = http://www.sailing.org/worldsailor

|title = Carolijn Brouwer ISAF World Sailor Microsite

|publisher = ISAF World Sailor

|accessdate = 12 January 2014

}}

{{cite news

|url = http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2698/Sport/archief/article/detail/506996/1997/12/04/Verbond-mikt-op-vier-Olympische-zeilmedailles.dhtml

|title = Verbond mikt op vier Olympische zeilmedailles

|work = VK

|publisher = De Volkskrant

|date = 4 December 1997

|accessdate = 12 January 2014

}}

{{cite web

|url = http://www.nieuwsbank.nl/inp/2000/09/26/B075.htm

|title = Zwarte dag voor Nederlandse Zeilploeg in Sydney

|publisher = Nieuwsbank

|date = 26 September 2000

|accessdate = 12 January 2014

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140222201242/http://www.nieuwsbank.nl/inp/2000/09/26/B075.htm

|archive-date = 22 February 2014

|url-status = dead

}}

{{cite web

|url=http://www.watersportverbond.nl/data/documents/Watersportverbond/Algemeen/Jaarverslag_KNWV_2000.doc

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222055321/http://www.watersportverbond.nl/data/documents/Watersportverbond/Algemeen/Jaarverslag_KNWV_2000.doc

|url-status=dead

|archive-date=22 February 2014

|title=Jaarverslag KNWV 2000

|publisher=Koninklijk Nederlands Watersport Verbond

|accessdate=12 January 2014

}}

{{cite news

|url = http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2844/Archief/archief/article/detail/693189/2004/05/17/Zeilteam-Thies-plaatst-zich-maar-nipt-voor-Athene.dhtml

|title = Zeilteam-Thies plaatst zich maar nipt voor Athene

|work = VK

|publisher = De Volkskrant

|date = 17 May 2004