Hans Henken (/ˈhɑːns ˈhɛŋkɪn/ HAHNS HENG-kin; born 4 June 1992)[1] is an American sailor who won bronze at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France and gold at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, competing with Ian Barrows in the 49er class.[2] He is currently a member of the United States national sailing team and is also a flight controller for the United States SailGP Team.[3] He was nominated for and won Rolex Yachtsman's of the Year for his performance in the 2024 calendar year.[4]
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| Nationality | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Laguna Beach, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Helena Scutt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | F50, 49er, 29er, Moth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Stanford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He is the brother of Olympic skiff athlete Paris Henken, who sailed the 2016 49er FX event together with Hans's wife Helena Scutt.[5]
References
edit- ↑ "HENKEN Hans". International Olympic Committee. 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ↑ "Juegos PanAm – Santiago 2023". Juegos PanAm – Santiago 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ↑ "Hans Henken – United States SailGP Team". SailGP. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ↑ "US SAILING ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE 2024 ROLEX YACHTSMAN AND YACHTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARDS". US Sailing. 2 February 2025.
- ↑ Zeigler, Mark (2 August 2024). "Coronado High School alum Hans Henken gets sailing bronze in dramatic fashion". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2025./