Pierre Houin

Pierre Houin
Houin in 2016
Personal information
Born (1994-04-15) 15 April 1994
Education IUT Charlemagne, Nancy
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club US Toul
Coached by Alexis Besançon[2]

Pierre Houin (born 15 April 1994) is a French rower. He won the gold medal in the lightweight sculls at the 2015 European Championships, 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympics.[2]

Houin took up rowing aged 11 at l'Union Sportive de Toul following his brother, who won a national title in 2004. He has a tattoo on his chest saying "amat victoria curam" (victory loves carefulness).[2]

References

  1. Pierre Houin. rio2016.com
  2. 1 2 3 Pierre Houin. nbcolympics.com


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