Maarten van der Weijden

Maarten van der Weijden
van der Weijden in 2008
Personal information
Full nameMaarten van der Weijden
Nationality Netherlands
Born (1981-03-31) 31 March 1981
Height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
WebsiteMaartenVanDerWeijden.com
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesOpen Water
ClubNationaal Zweminstituut Eindhoven
Medal record
Men's open water
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing 10 km open water
World Championships
2008 Seville 25 km open water
2008 Seville 5 km open water
European Championships
2006 Budapest 10 km open water

Maarten van der Weijden (born 31 March 1981) is a Dutch former long distance and marathon swimmer born in Alkmaar. Van der Weijden won the Olympic gold in the 10 km open water marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In 2019, he swam the Elfstedentocht for charity, in which he raised more than 6.1 million.