Claire Leroy (born 9 March 1980 in
Nantes) is a French sailor. In 2007 and 2008 she won the world championships in female
match racing
A match race is a race between two competitors, going head-to-head.
In sailboat racing it is differentiated from a fleet race, which almost always involves three or more competitors competing against each other, and team racing where teams consi ...
. She was named the
International Sailing Federation's female
World Sailor of the Year for 2007.
Leroy competed for France at the
2012 Summer Olympics.
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ISAF World Sailor of the Year (female)
1980 births
Living people
French female sailors (sport)
Sportspeople from Nantes
Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Elliott 6m
Olympic sailors of France
21st-century French women