Ramzi Souli (born 30 June 1980 in
Numansdorp
Numansdorp is a town and former municipality in the province South Holland in the Netherlands and is located on the island Hoeksche Waard near the Hollands Diep.
On 1 January 1984, the municipalities Numansdorp and Klaaswaal were merged into one ...
) is a
sailor
A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship.
The profession of the ...
from the
Netherlands
)
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, who represented his country at the
2012 Vintage Yachting Games in
Bellano
Orrido di Bellano.
Bellano (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and small town on the eastern shore of Lake Como in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located at northern outlet of the Valsassina.
The town's main attra ...
Italy
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. Souli on the fordeck together with
helmsman
A helmsman or helm (sometimes driver) is a person who steers a ship, sailboat, submarine, other type of maritime vessel, or spacecraft. The rank and seniority of the helmsman may vary: on small vessels such as fishing vessels and yachts, the f ...
Rudy den Outer
Rudy den Outer (born 22 July 1954 in Rotterdam) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 2008 Vintage Yachting Games in Medemblik, as helmsman in the Dutch Soling ''Sophie's Choice''. Den Outer with crew members ...
and
Gavin Lidlow in the middle took the
Silver medal
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in the
Soling
The Soling is an open keelboat that holds the World Sailing " International class" status. The class was used from the 1972 Olympics (Kiel) until the 2000 Olympics (Sydney) as " Open Three Person Keelboat". Besides the Olympic career of the So ...
. During the
2012 Soling Europeans in
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwes ...
,
Denmark
)
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as well as at the 2014 Soling Europeans in
Saint-Pierre-Quiberon
Saint-Pierre-Quiberon (; br, Sant-Pêr-Kiberen) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. The commune occupies the northern part of the Quiberon peninsula, that it shares with the commune of Quiberon. Residen ...
,
France
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the same team took the 3rd place.
Together with Rudy den Outer and
Theo de Lange
Theodorus "Theo" Adrianus de Lange (born 16 March 1960 in Kralingen, Rotterdam) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 2018 Vintage Yachting Games in Hellerup Denmark. De Lange as middleman together with helmsman R ...
Ramzi became European Champion in the Soling at
Mandello del Lario
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Since 1921, Mandello del Lario has been home to Moto Guzzi—the Italian motorcycle manufacturer, now a subsidiary of Piag ...
,
Italy
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in 2021,
Ramzi holds several
Dutch titles in the
Soling
The Soling is an open keelboat that holds the World Sailing " International class" status. The class was used from the 1972 Olympics (Kiel) until the 2000 Olympics (Sydney) as " Open Three Person Keelboat". Besides the Olympic career of the So ...
. He is member of the
Kralingsche Zeil Club in
Rotterdam
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.
Personal life
Souli lives and works in
Numansdorp
Numansdorp is a town and former municipality in the province South Holland in the Netherlands and is located on the island Hoeksche Waard near the Hollands Diep.
On 1 January 1984, the municipalities Numansdorp and Klaaswaal were merged into one ...
as research and development specialist for equipment in the
process industry
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.
References
1980 births
Living people
Dutch male sailors (sport)
Europe class sailors
People from Cromstrijen
Soling class sailors
Sportspeople from South Holland
21st-century Dutch people
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