Personal information | |
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Nationality | Dutch / Swiss |
Born |
Gouda, Netherlands |
13 February 1989
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Netherlands / Switzerland |
Sport | Bobsleigh (brakeman) |
Medal record
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Bror van der Zijde (born 13 February 1989) is a Dutch bobsledder.
Van der Zijde competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for the Netherlands. He teamed with driver Edwin van Calker in the two-man event, finishing 19th, and with van Calker, Sybren Jansma and Arno Klaassen in the four-man event, finishing 11th.
Van der Zijde made his World Cup debut in November 2012. As of April 2014, his best World Cup finish is 7th, in a four-man event in 2013-14 at Konigssee.
He joined the Swiss national bobsleigh team as a brakeman for Rico Peter ahead of the 2014-15 season.