Paris Henken
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 22, 1995 San Clemente, California |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Sailing |
| College team |  College of Charleston |
| Club |  San Diego Yacht Club |
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]- ^ "Paris Henken". rio2016.com. 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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