Sjerstin Vermeulen

In this Dutch name, the birth surname is Vermeulen and the marital name is de Vries.
Sjerstin de Vries-Vermeulen
Personal information
Birth nameSjerstin Vermeulen
Born1972 or 1973 (age 51–52)
Varik, Netherlands
Years active1988-c.2009
Sport
SportSwimming
Equestrian
Disability classL6 (swimming)
Grade IV (equestrian)
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals1988, 2000, 2004, 2008
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 100m breaststroke L6
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 100m backstroke L6
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 400m freestyle L6
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 100m freestyle L6
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 200m medley L6
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Mixed dressage team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Mixed dressage team

Sjerstin de Vries-Vermeulen (née Vermeulen, born 1972/73)[1] is a Dutch former swimmer and equestrian, who competed at four Paralympic Games. She won five swimming medals at the 1988 Summer Paralympics, and won equestrian medals at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Paralympics in the mixed team dressage event.

Personal life

Vermuelen is from Varik, Netherlands,[2] and now lives in Ermelo, Netherlands.[1] She was born with only one hand.[2]

Career

Vermeulen won two silver medals and three bronze medals in L6 classification swimming events at the 1988 Summer Paralympics.[2][3] She came second in the 100m breaststroke L6, 100m backstroke L6 and 400m freestyle L6 events, and third in the 100m freestyle L6 and 200m individual medley L6 races.[3]

In dressage, Vermeulen competed in the Grade IV classification.[4] She competed in the dressage events at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. She came seventh and eighth in the individual events, and won a silver medal in the team event,[3] alongside Gert Bolmer, Joop Stokkel and Ineke de Groot.[5] At the 2004 Summer Paralympics, she came fifth and eighth in the individual dressage events, and won a bronze medal in the team dressage events,[3] alongside Stokkel and Bolmer.[6] Vermuelen initially failed to qualify for the 2008 Summer Paralympics dressage events on her horse Kenzo. After being recommended to change to the horse Sultano, she qualified for the Games.[2] It was her fourth appearance at the Paralympics.[2] She finished fourth and seventh in the individual events, and fifth in the team event.[3] Her seventh place in the freestyle event made her the highest Dutch finisher in the competition.[7] In 2009, she competed in the Netherlands National Championships in Breda.[8]

Post-career

In 2017, Vermeulen supervised a 12-hour trampolining session in Ermelo, to raise money for a 15-year-old club member.[9][10] She now works as a coach at Stal Ermelo (Ermelo stables).[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Zwemster Meenderink gaat voor goud in Peking" (in Dutch). Alles Van. 30 August 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "'Amazone zoekt paard' leidt naar China". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). 5 September 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Sjerstin Vermeulen". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Dressuurteam richting Peking". NU.nl (in Dutch). 28 August 2008. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Craike wins gold, silver". Horse Talk NZ. 29 October 2000. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Athens 2004: Equestrian - Mixed Dressage Team Open". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Vermeulen beste Nederlander in Hongkong" (in Dutch). Horses.nl. 11 September 2008. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  8. ^ "KADER AANGEPASTE SPORT UITGEBREID" (in Dutch). Anky. 11 September 2009. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  9. ^ "7-to-7: Sparta springt voor Milou" (in Dutch). Sparta Ermelo. 29 June 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Springmarathon voor Milou (15) levert bijna 7 mille op". De Stentor (in Dutch). 9 July 2017. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Voor paardenlease bent u bij Stal Ermelo aan het juiste adres! - Stal Ermelo" (in Dutch). stalermelo.nl. 4 April 2021. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021 – via Zoek.