LECOINTRE Camille

25 Feb 1985
36
Female
1.59/5'2''
HARFLEUR
 
France
BREST
 
France

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SAL Sailing Women's Two Person Dinghy - 470 3 Bronze Medal

Schedule

Change

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
34702016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
44702012London, GBR

World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
44702018Aarhus, DEN
44702014Santander, ESP
94702007Cascais, POR
134702011Fremantle, WA, AUS

Class World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
14702016San Isidro, ARG
24702012Barcelona, ESP
34702019Enoshima, JPN
34702015Haifa, ISR
44702021Vilamoura, POR

Class European Championships
RankEventYearLocation
14702019Sanremo, ITA

Class North American Championships
RankEventYearLocation
14702019Miami, FL, USA
34702020Miami, FL, USA

World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
14702020Miami, FL, USA
14702019Marseille, FRA
14702018Hyeres, FRA
54702019Miami, FL, USA
94702019Enoshima, JPN
144702019Genoa, ITA
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Athlete, Serves in the Navy
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Chemistry - University of Western Brittany, Brest, FRA
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Husband Gideon Kliger, son Gabriel [2017]
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English, French
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Brest Bretagne Nautisme [France]
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Gildas Philippe [national], FRA
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Her husband Gideon Kliger is a sailing coach who represented Israel in the sport at the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008 and 2012. (SportsDeskOnline, 26 Nov 2019; voilesetvoiliers.ouest-france.fr, 22 Aug 2019)
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She first tried the sport at age seven at a sailing school in Le Havre, France. She entered her first competition at age 10. (voile.banquepopulaire.fr, 10 May 2018; ffvoile.fr, 04 Jul 2015; srbrest.com, 01 Jan 2013)
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She loved the experience at the sailing school so much that she wanted to continue practising the sport. (newsouest.fr, 26 Mar 2015)
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To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (seasailsurf.com, 24 Sep 2019)
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In 2019 she and her crewmate Aloise Retornaz were named Sailors of the Year by the French Sailing Federation. (ffvoile.fr, 09 Dec 2019)

She was named Knight of the Legion of Honour by the French government in recognition of the bronze medal she won at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr, 15 May 2019)

General Interest

General
PARTNERSHIP
She began sailing with her crewmate Aloise Retornaz in 2018. (seasailsurf.com, 24 Sep 2019; voile.banquepopulaire.fr, 10 May 2018)

FRENCH MILITARY
She has a contract as an elite athlete with the French navy. She has competed in military events and taught at the naval school. (seasailsurf.com, 24 Sep 2019; lecointre-defrance-sailing2016.fr, 26 Nov 2016; septjoursabrest.fr, 10 Dec 2014; ouest-france.fr, 05 May 2020)

FURTHER EDUCATION
She has a master's degree in marine sciences from the European University Institute of the Sea in Plouzane, France. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2018)

DELAYED PLANS
She had planned to have a second child after the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, but this changed once the Games were rescheduled to 2021. "That also had to wait one more year." (closermag.fr, 09 Apr 2020)

Legend
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Bronze Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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