Nicolas Hénard (born 16 September 1964) is a French
sailor
A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship.
The profession of the s ...
. He is a double Olympic gold medal winner. First in the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
in
Seoul, South Korea
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 o ...
, winning the
Tornado class with
Jean-Yves Le Déroff.
Second in the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
in
Barcelona
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, winning the
Tornado class with
Yves Loday
Yves Loday (born 27 September 1955) is a French sailor who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he won gold medal in the ''Tornado Class'' together with Nicolas Hénard.
Loday is the designer of the Extreme 40 sailing ...
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1964 births
Living people
French male sailors (sport)
Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Tornado
Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Tornado
Olympic sailors for France
Olympic gold medalists for France
Olympic medalists in sailing
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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