page_title: Woerden
section_title: Sport
hierarchical_section_title: Woerden / Notable people / Sport
caption_attribution_description: English: Peter Prijdekker
context_page_description: Woerden is a city and a municipality in central Netherlands. Due to its central location between Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht, and the fact that it has rail and road connections to those cities, it is a popular town for commuters who work in those cities.
context_section_description: Arie van Vliet (1916–2001), track cyclist, medallist at the 1936 Summer Olympics
  Peter Prijdekker (born 1948), freestyle swimmer, competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  Sam Oud (born 1978) slalom canoeist, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  Esther Vergeer (born 1981), wheelchair tennis player
  Erwin l'Ami (born 1985) chess grandmaster.
  Petra Hillenius (1968–2020), breaststroke swimmer, competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics
  Anouk Hoogendijk (born 1985), international footballer
  Jiske Griffioen (born 1985) former wheelchair tennis player, three-time Paralympic medalist.
  Ellen van Dijk (born 1987), professional racing cyclist
caption: Peter Prijdekker, 1971
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