Pim Nieuwenhuis is a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 sailor.

Nieuwenhuis started in the optimist dinghy where he picked up the first racing skills. Soon he moved on to Olympic classes and he started in the Tornado class in 1994. He was recruited by coach Roy Heiner

Roy Heiner

Roy Heiner is a Dutch competitive sailor and Olympic medalist.He won a bronze medal in the Finn class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:...

 as a talent for his big boat campaigns. After 5 years of big boat sailing Pim moved back again to sail in Olympic classes, this time in the 49er, just missing out on the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

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 in Athens

Athens

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. Nieuwenhuis started a new Olympic campaign with Mitch Booth

Mitch Booth

Mitch Booth is a Dutch sailor. He is a two time Olympic medalist and ten time World Champion in the Tornado, Hobie, A class and Formula 18 classes....

 in the tornado in 2006.

In the 2006 Tornado World Championship in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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 they started off with a 14th position, while in the preliminaries before the tournament they finished 4th in the Open South American Championships. At the Duc D'Albe in Hyères

Hyères

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 in 2007 they reached the second spot and they became third at the World Championship in Cascais

Cascais

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. With that result in mind they disappointed at the European Championship in Palma de Mallorca

Palma de Mallorca

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 where they only finished in 9th position, but they recovered again at the Formula 18 Worlds where they took the silver medal. They started off with a second spot at the Delta Lloyd Regatta in Medemblik

Medemblik

Medemblik is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.- History :...

 for the 2008 season. In Hyères at the Semaine Olympique Française they became third, and at the World Championship in Auckland

Auckland

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 they became sixth. In the meantime they had qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

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, which would be their main goal for the year. In preparation for Beijing

Beijing

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 they finished in fourth position at the Asia Pacific Championships held in Westernport Bay.