As a sailor for almost his whole life Mark van der Heijden became involved in sailing for people with disabilities as a board member and chairman in 2004 in a Dutch-based charity named: Stichting Plons (Splash Foundation).
In 2013 he became a volunteer at the Special Olympics movement. First, as head coach for 'team NL' in national regattas and for the 2015 World Games Los Angeles followed by organizing the first SO European regatta in Rotterdam and as the Technical Delegate for the WSG Abu Dhabi. Mark is also really happy to become the TD for Berlin 2023.
When not Sailing, Mark enjoys living and working in the Netherlands with his wife and four kids.
World Games Berlin 2023 Technical Delegates
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Jo Menten
Athletics Technical Delegate - Limburg, Belgium -
Walter Joren
Badminton Technical Delegate - Turnhout, Belgium -
Mark Wolfgram
Basketball 3x3 Technical Delegate - Wisconsin, USA -
Louise McSweeney
Basketball 5x5 Technical Delegate - Waterford, Ireland -
Fernando Oliveira
Beach Volleyball Technical Delegate - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -
Debra Potenberg
Bocce Technical Delegate - Florida, USA -
Rebecca Norton
Bowling Technical Delegate - Ontario, Canada -
Koos Feiken
Cycling Technical Delegate - Lieveren, Netherlands -
Katharina Lex
Equestrian Technical Delegate - Speicher, Switzerland -
Nick Caudle
Football Technical Delegate - Michigan, USA -
Abdulrazzaq Alkabi
Futsal Technical Delegate - Dubai, UAE -
Alana-Marie Brahler
Golf Technical Delegate - North Carolina, USA -
Deborah Pastorelli
Artistic Gymnastics Technical Delegate - Gallarate, Italia -
George Krenk
Artistic Gymnastics Technical Delegate - Michigan, USA -
Sofia Boura
Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Delegate - Athens, Greece -
Georgios Panayides
Handball Technical Delegate - Nicosia, Cyprus -
James Mulroy
Judo Technical Delegate - Tipperary, Ireland -
Róża Banasik-Zarańska
Kayaking Technical & Unified Sports Delegate - Pomorskie, Poland -
Eleni Rossides
Motor Activities Training Program (MATP) Technical Delegate - Nicosia, Cyprus -
Dave Harman
Open Water Swimming Technical & Unified Sports Delegate - Raalte, Netherlands -
Richard Frazier
Powerlifting Technical Delegate - North Carolina, USA -
Mark van der Heijden
Sailing Technical Delegate - Rotterdam, Netherlands -
Shirley Milgate
Swimming Technical Delegate - New South Wales, Australia -
Roldan Rivera
Table Tennis Technical Delegate - Balboa, Panama -
Teresa Leitão
Tennis Technical Delegate - Jundiai, Brazil -
Pamela O’Donnell
Volleyball Technical Delegate - Dublin, Ireland -
Kristine Hughes
Special Olympics North America, Volleyball Assistant Technical Delegate - North Carolina, USA
