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

  1. ^ "Paris Henken". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "Paris Henken". henkenscuttsailing.com. August 7, 2014.
  3. ^ "Paris Henken". cofcsports.com.
  4. ^ "Charleston wins Women's Nationals". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. May 20, 2021.
  5. ^ News 4 Tucson KVOA-TV (July 4, 2024). Road to the Olympics: U.S. Sailor Hans Henken. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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