Erik Heil

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Erik Heil
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1989-08-10) 10 August 1989 (age 34)
Berlin, Germany
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sailing career
Class49er
Club Norddeutscher Regatta Verein
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 49er
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 49er

Erik Heil (born 10 August 1989) is a German sailor. He competes in the 49er and won a place in the Qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics together with Thomas Plößel. They won bronze medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics[1] and the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Starting in the fourth season of the SailGP in 2023 he is leading the Germany SailGP Team sponsored by Sebastian Vettel.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sailing - 49er Men - Standings". Rio 2016 Olympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Sailing - Men's Skiff - 49er Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Sailing: HEIL Erik". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021.
  4. ^ Pokorny, Tatjana. "SailGP: Zwei Top-Starts und ein Schock-Manöver – Rock 'n' Roll fürs Vettel-Team". YACHT - Alles rund ums Segeln (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2024.

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