Armel Le Cléac'h
Armel Le Cléac'h [ kleax ] (nickname The Jackal ; born May 11, 1977 in Saint-Pol-de-Léon , Département Finistère , France) has been a French professional ocean sailor since 1999. He is a member of the Board of Directors (Conseil d ' administration) of the IMOCA class association.
Career
French champion of single-handed ocean sailing 2003, two-time winner of the Solitaire du Figaro (2003 and 2010), two-time winner of the Transat AG2R in 2004 and 2010, winner of The Transat 2016 , world champion of the IMOCA class association in 2008, two second place in the Vendée Globe (2008-2009 and 2012-2013).
In 2014 he set a 24-hour record for single-handed sailors of 673 nm with Ultime Banque Populaire VII .
On January 19, 2017, he won the title in the 8th edition of the Vendée Globe (2016-2017) in a record time of 74 days, 3 hours, 35 minutes and 46 seconds.
In 2018, Le Cléac'h won the Laureus World Sports Award in the Action Sportsman of the Year category .
Web links
- Official site (French)
- Short introduction as a participant of the Vendée Globe 2016/17 (French / English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Conseil d'Administration IMOCA ( Memento of the original from January 15, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . imocaoceanmasters.com. Accessed January 15, 2017 (French)
- ↑ IMOCA races historic . imoca.org. Accessed January 15, 2017 (English)
- ↑ THE VENDÉE GLOBE 2016-17: HOW THE RACE WAS WON . vendeeglobe.org. Accessed January 19, 2017 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Le Cléac'h, Armel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French ocean sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Pol-de-Léon , France |