Corné de Koning

Dutch rower

Corné de Koning

Personal information

Full name

Marinus Corné de Koning

Nickname

The King

Born

(1989-09-27) 27 September 1989 (age 34)
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

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