Pierre Houin
French rower
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Born | (1994-04-15) 15 April 1994 (age 30) Toul, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | IUT Charlemagne, Nancy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | US Toul | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Alexis Besançon[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pierre Houin (born 15 April 1994) is a French rower. He won the gold medal in the lightweight sculls at the 2015 European Championships, 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympics.[2]
Houin took up rowing aged 11 at l'Union Sportive de Toul following his brother, who won a national title in 2004. He has a tattoo on his chest saying "amat victoria curam" (victory loves carefulness).[2]
References
- ^ Pierre Houin. rio2016.com
- ^ a b c Pierre Houin. nbcolympics.com
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Olympic champions – Men's lightweight double sculls
- 1996:
Michael Gier & Markus Gier (SUI)
- 2000:
Tomasz Kucharski & Robert Sycz (POL)
- 2004:
Tomasz Kucharski & Robert Sycz (POL)
- 2008:
Zac Purchase & Mark Hunter (GBR)
- 2012:
Mads Rasmussen & Rasmus Quist Hansen (DEN)
- 2016:
Pierre Houin & Jérémie Azou (FRA)
- 2020:
Fintan McCarthy & Paul O'Donovan (IRL)
- 2024:
Fintan McCarthy & Paul O'Donovan (IRL)
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