Paris Henken

Paris Henken
Personal information
Born (1995-12-22) December 22, 1995
San Clemente, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) (2016)[1]
Weight139 lb (63 kg) (2016)[1]
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportSailing
College team College of Charleston
Club San Diego Yacht Club
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2015 Toronto49er FX

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. 1 2 3 "Paris Henken". Rio 2016 Olympics. 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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