Paris Henken
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| Born | December 22, 1995 San Clemente, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) (2016)[1] | ||||||
| Weight | 139 lb (63 kg) (2016)[1] | ||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||
| Sport | Sailing | ||||||
| College team |  College of Charleston | ||||||
| Club |  San Diego Yacht Club | ||||||
Medal record
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Paris Henken (born December 22, 1995) is an American competitive sailor. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's 49er FX.[1]
She learned to sail at the Coronado Yacht Club in the Naples Sabot class.[2] She was runner-up at the 2011 High School Sailing National Championships with Coronado High School, and bronze medallist at the 2015 Pan American Games.[3] In 2021 she won the ICSA Women's Dinghy National Championship with the College of Charleston,[4] and was named ICSA Women's College Sailor of the Year.
She is the sister of 2024 Summer Olympic Bronze Medalist Hans Henken.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Paris Henken". Rio 2016 Olympics. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Paris Henken". henkenscuttsailing.com. August 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Paris Henken". cofcsports.com.
- ↑ "Charleston wins Women's Nationals". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. May 20, 2021.
- ↑ News 4 Tucson KVOA-TV (July 4, 2024). Road to the Olympics: U.S. Sailor Hans Henken. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via YouTube.
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External links
[edit]- Paris Henken at World Sailing
- Paris Henken at Team USA
- Paris Henken at Olympics.com
- Paris Henken at Olympedia
- Paris Henken at InterSportStats
- Paris Henken on Instagram
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