Bror van der Zijde

Bror van der Zijde (born 13 February 1989) is a Dutch bobsledder.

Bror van der Zijde
Personal information
NationalityDutch / Swiss
Born (1989-02-13) 13 February 1989
Gouda, Netherlands
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb)
Sport
Country Netherlands /  Switzerland
Sport Bobsleigh (brakeman)
Medal record
World Championships
2016 IglsFour-man

Van der Zijde competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for the Netherlands. He teamed with driver Edwin van Calker in the two-man event, finishing 19th, and with van Calker, Sybren Jansma and Arno Klaassen in the four-man event, finishing 11th.

Van der Zijde made his World Cup debut in November 2012. As of April 2014, his best World Cup finish is 7th, in a four-man event in 2013-14 at Konigssee.

He joined the Swiss national bobsleigh team as a brakeman for Rico Peter ahead of the 2014-15 season.

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