Paris Henken

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Paris Henken
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Born (1995-12-22) December 22, 1995 (age 28)
San Clemente, California
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CountryUnited States
SportSailing
College team Burgee of College of Charleston.SVG   College of Charleston
ClubBurgee of San Diego Yacht Club.svg  San Diego Yacht Club

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.

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References

  1. "Paris Henken". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
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  4. "Charleston wins Women's Nationals". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. May 20, 2021.