Marie Riou
French sailor (born 1981)
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sailing | ||
Representing  France | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 1999 Kuopio | 420 |
| 2014 Santander | Nacra 17 |
 | 2011 Perth | Elliott 6m |
Marie Riou (born 21 August 1981) is a French sailor who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Elliott 6m class with Claire Leroy and Élodie Bertrand coming 6th overall.[1]
In the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race, she sailed on Dongfeng Race Team.[2]
In the The Ocean Race in 2023 she reached fourth place in the IMOCA 60 Biotherm skippered by Paul Meilhat.[3] She and the rest of the crew of Biotherm completed their journey in Genoa. Paul Meilhat's finishing crew were Riou, Mariana Lobato and Alan Roberts. The boat had its own reporter and she travelled with them. The voyage had taken six months and over a hundred days of sailing in seven legs.[4]
References
- ^ "Marie Riou". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ "Marie Riou - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18". Archived from the original on 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
- ^ "Paul Meilhat and Mariana Lobato team up on Biotherm for the Transat Jacques Vabre". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ Race, The Ocean. "From the team: Biotherm 2nd into Genoa". The Ocean Race 2022-23. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
External links
- Marie Riou at World Sailing (archived)
- Marie Riou at Olympics.com
- Marie Riou at Olympedia
- Marie Riou at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
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