Claire Leroy (born 9 March 1980 in
Nantes
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) is a French sailor. In 2007 and 2008 she won the world championships in female
match racing
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. She was named the
International Sailing Federation
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's female
World Sailor of the Year for 2007.
Leroy competed for France at the
2012 Summer Olympics
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.
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ISAF World Sailor of the Year (female)
1980 births
Living people
French female sailors (sport)
Sailors (sport) from Nantes
Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Elliott 6m
Olympic sailors for France
21st-century French sportswomen