Sjerstin Vermeulen

Career

Vermeulen won two silver medals and three bronze medals in L6 classification swimming events at the 1988 Summer Paralympics. She came second in the 100m breaststroke L6, 100m backstroke L6 and 400m freestyle L6 events, and third in the 100m freestyle L6 and 200m individual medley L6 races. She competed in the dressage events at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. She came seventh and eighth in the individual events, and won a silver medal in the team event, At the 2004 Summer Paralympics, she came fifth and eighth in the individual dressage events, and won a bronze medal in the team dressage events, Vermuelen initially failed to qualify for the 2008 Summer Paralympics dressage events on her horse Kenzo. After being recommended to change to the horse Sultano, she qualified for the Games. In 2009, she competed in the Netherlands National Championships in Breda.

Post-career

In 2017, Vermeulen supervised a 12-hour trampolining session in Ermelo, to raise money for a 15-year-old club member. She now works as a coach at (Ermelo stables).