Antoine Albeau
Antoine Albeau (born June 17, 1972 in La Rochelle , France ) is a French windsurfer . Albeau takes part in the Windsurf World Cup with the sail number F-192. In his career he has won 25 world titles.
Speed records
On March 5, 2008, Albeau set a new speed record in all windsurfing categories: He surfed 49.09 knots (90.91 km / h) on a 500-meter course near Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer on the French Riviera . With that he beat the previous record holder Finian Maynard , who had reached a speed of 48.70 kn at the same point in April 2005 . On November 13, 2012, he improved the previous record to 49.41 kn on an approximately 1 km long, 10 m wide, 1 m deep and specially constructed canal on the west coast of Namibia , near the city of Lüderitz . On November 2, 2015, he improved this record in Namibia again to 53.27 kn.
Successes (excerpt)
- PWA Freestyle World Champion: 2001
- PWA Slalom World Champion: 2004, 2006, 2007–2015, 2017–2018
- PWA Super X World Champion: 2006
- Multiple French windsurf race champion (1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001)
- 2008: 49.09 kn World Sailing Speed Record windsurfers over 500 m
- 2008–2012: 49.09 kn World Sailing Speed Record , windsurfer over 500 m
- 2012–2015: 52.05 kn World Sailing Speed Record , windsurfer over 500 m
- since 2015: 53.27 kn World Sailing Speed Record , windsurfer over 500 m
Web links
- Personal website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Windsurf: Antoine Albeau s'offre un 25e titre mondial , October 7, 2018, L'Équipe , French
- ↑ Magic 50 . In: Der Spiegel No. 46 from November 12, 2012
- ↑ World Sailing Speed Record Council, Newsletter No. 260
- ↑ PWA ranking list Freestyle, surf Magazin 11 + 12/2001, p. 94
- ↑ Antoine Albeau wins home game for world championship title: Almanarre, surf Magazin 1 + 2/2005, p. 100
- ↑ a b c Profile at the Professional Windsurfers Association , English
- ↑ World Sailing Record Council 500 meter records , sailspeedrecords.com
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Albeau, Antoine |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French windsurfer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 17th June 1972 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | La Rochelle , France |