Pieter-Jan Postma
Photographer: Robert Deaves | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Dutch | ||
| Born | January 10, 1982 Heerenveen | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6.2 ft) | ||
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb) | ||
| Sailing career | |||
| Class(es) | Laser Radial Laser Finn | ||
| Club | Koninklijke Watersportvereniging Sneek | ||
| Achievements and titles | |||
| Olympic finals | 2008, 2012, 2016 | ||
Medal record
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| Updated on 10th of January 2023 | |||
Pieter-Jan Postma (born 10 January 1982 in Heerenveen) is a sailor from the Netherlands and Olympic coach. He represented the Netherlands three times at the Olympic Games and is a multiple National, European and World Champion.
Postma starts sailing in an Optimist when he is seven years old. He graduated as a Maritime Officer and Technical Business Administration before participating in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. During these games, Pieter-Jan Postma is 26 and takes fourteenth place. During the Olympic Games in London he reached the fourth place. He also participates in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and reaches the tenth place.
He is a member of the Royal Water Sports Association Sneek.