Romuald Hausser (born 16 April 1988 in Geneva) is a Swiss sailor, who specialized in two-person dinghy (470) class.[1][2] He represented Switzerland, along with his partner Yannick Brauchli, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and has also been training for Versoix Nautical Club (French: Club Nautique de Versoix) throughout most of his sporting career under his personal coach Nicolas Novara.[1][3] As of September 2014, Hausser is ranked sixteenth in the world for two-person dinghy class by the International Sailing Federation, following his successes at the North American Championships, European Championships and ISAF Sailing World Cup Series.[4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Switzerland |
| Born | 16 April 1988 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Dinghy |
| Club | Club Nautique de Versoix[1] |
| Coach | Nicolas Novara[1] |
Hausser qualified as a crew member for the Swiss squad in the men's 470 class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by placing twenty-sixth at the ISAF World Championships in Perth, Western Australia.[5][6] Teaming with skipper Yannick Brauchli in the opening series, the Swiss duo recorded a score of 119 net points to establish a sixteenth-place finish in a fleet of twenty-seven boats.[7][8]
The pair also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing in 9th place.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Romuald Hausser". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Romuald Hausser". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "Romuald Hausser: la tête et les voiles" [Romuald Hausser: Heads and sails] (in French). Tribune de Genève. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "So feiert Deutschland seinen WM-Titel" [So Germany celebrates its first title at the World Cup series] (in German). Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "102 Schweizer Athleten in London" [102 Swiss athletes in London] (in German). Neue Luzerner Zeitung. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "Doch ein Quotenplatz für Brauchli/Hausser" [Quota place for Brauchli and Hausser] (in German). News.ch. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "Men's 470". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "Segel-Duo Brauchli/Hausser ausgeschieden" [Sailing duo Brauchli and Hausser eliminated] (in German). Blick. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "470 Men". Rio 2016 Olympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 24 August 2016. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
External links
edit- Official page on Blogger
- Romuald Hausser at World Sailing
- Romuald Hausser at Olympics.com
- Romuald Hausser at Olympedia
- NBC 2012 Olympics profile at archive.today (archived 21 September 2014)
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