Corné de Koning

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Koning, not Koning.

Corné de Koning

Personal information
Full name	Marinus Corné de Koning
Nickname	The King
Born	(1989-09-27) 27 September 1989 (age 35) Goes, Netherlands
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Adaptive rowing
Club	GRV Scaldis
Medal record Men's pararowing Representing the  Netherlands Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo PR2 mixed double sculls World Championships 2017 Sarasota PR2 mixed double sculls 2018 Plovdiv PR2 single sculls 2018 Plovdiv PR2 mixed double sculls 2019 Ottensheim PR2 single sculls 2022 Račice PR2 single sculls 2023 Belgrade PR2 single sculls 2019 Ottensheim PR2 mixed double sculls European Championships 2020 Poznan PR2 mixed double sculls 2021 Varese PR2 mixed double sculls 2023 Bled PR2 mixed double sculls

Marinus Corné de Koning (born 27 September 1989) is a Dutch adaptive rower who competes at international level events. He is a four time World champion and European champion in both single sculls and double sculls. He is the training partner of Annika van der Meer and Esther van der Loos. He and van der Loos narrowly missed winning a medal in the mixed double sculls.^[1][2]

De Koning was born with one leg shorter than the other.^[3]

References

1. "Marinus de Koning - World Rowing Results". World Rowing. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
2. "Speaking: Corne de Koning, Para rower (in Dutch)". Thijs Rentier. 6 May 2020. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020.
3. "Corne de Koning - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

External links

• Cornelis DE KONING at World Rowing
• Corne de Koning at the International Paralympic Committee
• Corné de Koning at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)