| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | 
France |
| Born | 1 June 1982 Nantes, France |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Dinghy |
| Club | Sport Nautique de l'Ouest [1] |
| Coach | Didier Bernard [1] |
Vincent Garos (born June 1, 1982, in Nantes) is a retired French sailor, who specialized in two-person dinghy ( 470) class. [1] [2] He represented France, along with his partner Pierre Leboucher at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and also became a member of the French national sailing team for five years before retiring shortly after the Games. Throughout most of his sporting career, Garos has been training for Ouest Nautical Sport Club ( French: Sport Nautique de l'Ouest) under his personal coach Didier Bernard. [1] [3]
Garos qualified as a crew member for the French squad in the men's 470 class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by finishing sixth and receiving a berth from the ISAF World Championships in Perth, Western Australia. [4] [5] Teaming with his partner Leboucher in the opening series, the French duo fell behind the pack on the early races, but sailed smoothly at the very end to achieve a creditable seventh position against a fleet of twenty-seven boats with an accumulated net score of 90 points. [6] [7]
Shortly after the Games, Garos decided to retire from sailing to embark upon his formal business career role in the sport sector. Whilst training and competing for the sport, Garos completed a Bachelor of Arts in material sciences and engineering, worked part-time in the technical sales department of an industrial company and fulfilled a one-year contract in the navy. [8]
References
- ^ a b c d "Vincent Garos". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vincent Garos". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Hyères. Les Bretons dans le match" [Hyeres: Britons in the game] (in French). Le Télégramme. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "JO 2012. Les Nantais Leboucher et Garos aiment le plan d'eau olympique" [2012 Olympics: Leboucher and Garos from Nantes are aiming to win for the Olympics] (in French). Le Télégramme. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ "Leboucher/Garos (FRA) selected for London 2012". 470 World Championships. 10 January 2012. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Men's 470". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "London Olympics 2012: 470 Men – Aussies and Brits guaranteed medals". Sail World. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Athlete Stories: Vincent Garos". Olympics. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
External links
- Vincent Garos at World Sailing
- Vincent Garos at Olympics.com
- Vincent Garos at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Vincent Garos at Olympic.org (archived)
- Vincent Garos at the NBC 2012 Olympics website at archive.today (archived 15 September 2014)
- Vincent Garos at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)
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