Fabrice Amedeo is a French sailor born on 24 February 1978 in
Château-Gontier
Château-Gontier () is a former commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne.
Geography
It is about south of Laval, the préfecture of the depar ...
in the
Mayenne
Mayenne () is a landlocked department in northwest France named after the river Mayenne. Mayenne is part of the administrative region of Pays de la Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Manche, Orne, Sarthe, Maine-et-Loire, and Ille-et ...
region. He is an offshore professional sailor having competed in the
Vendée Globe
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, finishing 11th in
2016
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. He also competed in the
2020
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edition when he retired due to various technical problems with his onboard electronics. He is also a well-known political journalist for
Le Figaro
''Le Figaro'' () is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. It is headquartered on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. The oldest national newspaper in France, ''Le Figaro'' is one of three French newspapers of reco ...
.
References
External links
Official Website
1978 births
Living people
People from Château-Gontier
French male sailors (sport)
French Vendee Globe sailors
2016 Vendee Globe sailors
2020 Vendee Globe sailors
Vendée Globe finishers
Single-handed circumnavigating sailors
Sportspeople from Mayenne
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