Rutger van Schaardenburg (born 8 October 1987, in Alkmaar) is a sailor from the Netherlands,[1][2] who represented his country for the first time at the 2008 Summer Olympics[3] in Qingdao.[4] There he took the 34th place in the Laser class. Van Schaardenburg's second Olympic appearance was during the 2012 Olympics in Weymouth.[5][6] In this competition Van Schaardenburg took 14th place.[7] He competed again in the laser class at the 2016 Olympics, finishing in 9th place.[8]