Florian Trittel (born 23 May 1994 in

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) is a

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and Olympic gold medalist.

Career

Florian Trittel was born in Switzerland and has lived in Spain since the age of three. As son to a German family of sailors living in

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, he started sailing as a six-year-old at Club Nàutic d'Arenys de Mar and later progressed training at Club Nàutic El Balís de

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. He represents the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation internationally. He has professional experience in various sailing classes. In 2012, he won the

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of the 29er class in tandem with Carlos Robles. As solo-athlete in

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, he scored a silver medal in the

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European Championships in 2014 and bronze in 2016. In the 49er class, he has shown world class with scores of three consecutive medal wins in the

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between the years 2022 and 2024 together with Diego Botin, as well as gold in the 49er European Championship of 2022. Florian Trittel has competed in two

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. He finished sixth in

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in the

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class in tandem with Tara Pacheco. In Paris 2024, he won his first

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in the 49er class together with Diego Botin, making it the first gold medal win for Spain in those Olympics. He is part of the Spanish national team for Sail GP and helped the team win season four with Diego Botin as driver and himself as wing trimmer.

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