Pierre-Alexis Ponsot

Pierre-Alexis Ponsot (born 8 May 1975 in Granville, Manche) is a French sailor, who specialized in two-person keelboat (Star) class.[1][2] He represented France, along with his partner and six-time Olympian Xavier Rohart at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and has also been training for Ouest Nautical Sports Club (French: Sport Nautique de l'Ouest) throughout most of his sporting career.[1][3] As of September 2014, Leboucher is ranked forty-first in the world for fleet racing and keelboat by the International Sailing Federation, following his successes at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships and 2012 Star World Championships.[4]

Pierre-Alexis Ponsot
Personal information
Full namePierre-Alexis Ponsot
Nationality France
Born (1975-05-08) 8 May 1975
Granville, Manche, France
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Keelboat
ClubSport Nautique de l'Ouest[1]

Ponsot qualified as a crew member for the French squad in the Star class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by finishing ninth and receiving a berth from the ISAF World Championships in Perth, Western Australia.[5][6] Teaming with his partner Rohart in the opening series, the French duo delivered a powerful lead in the first leg, but came up short for the podium with an accumulated net score of 86 points and a satisfying ninth position against a fleet of sixteen boats.[7][8]

References
  1. "Pierre-Alexis Ponsot". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pierre-Alexis Ponsot". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  3. "J.O. : c'est parti pour la voile" [Olympic Games: ""Let's go for sailing!"] (in French). Le Télégramme. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  4. Sheahan, Matthew (24 April 2012). "Eyes on Hyeres". Yachting World. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  5. "Xavier Rohart et Pierre-Alexis Ponsot sur la seconde marche du podium à Miami" [Xavier Rohart and Pierre-Alexis Ponsot have reached the second step of the podium in Miami] (in French). Groupe Banque Populaire. 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  6. "Leboucher/Garos (FRA) selected for London 2012". 470 World Championships. 10 January 2012. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  7. "Men's Star". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  8. "JO/Voile: Jonathan Lobert, en bronze, première médaille française" [Olympic Games/Sailing: Jonathan Lobert wins the first medal, a bronze] (in French). L'Express. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2014.


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