| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1977-12-30)December 30, 1977 (age 48) Grande Prairie,Alberta, Canada |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sailing |
Event(s) | RS:X,470,Nacra 17 |
| Updated on 8 December 2019 | |
Nikola Girke (born December 30, 1977, inGrande Prairie,Alberta) is a Canadian sailor and a five-time Olympian. She is amongst only a few elite athletes who have made the transition from one sport to another and has achieved a top 10 in the world across three different sport disciplines. She finished 13th at the2004 Summer Olympics in the 470, then switched to RSX windsurfing and placed 17th at the2008 Summer Olympics.[1] At the2012 Summer Olympics she finished 10th in theRS:X.[2] Girke was named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team to compete in the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro, as part of theNacra 17 withLuke Ramsay.[3] The duo placed 15th. Girke also competed in windsurfing at both the2011 Pan American Games and the2015 Pan American Games placing 4th and 6th respectively. Nikola holds a degree fromUBC inHuman Kinetics and is a Certified Executive and Emotional Intelligence coach.[4]
She represented Canada for the fifth time at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
| Year | Venue | Equipment | Event | Pos. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Athens | 470 | Female 2 person dinghy | 13 | |
| 2008 | Qingdoa | RS:X | Female Windsurfing | 17 | |
| 2012 | Weymouth | RS:X | Female Windsurfing | 10 | |
| 2016 | Rio | Nacra 17 | Mixed - Multihull | 15 | |
| 2020 | Tokyo | RS:X | Female Windsurfing | 23 |
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