Erik Heil
Erik Heil (born 10 August 1989) is a German sailor. He competes in the 49er and won a place in the Qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics together with Thomas Plößel. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, they won the bronze medal.[1]
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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||
| Born | 10 August 1989 Berlin, Germany | |||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | 49er | |||||||||||||
| Club | Norddeutscher Regatta Verein | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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During an Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro Heil was infected by multi-resistant germs, which may have been caused by waste water from the city's hospitals running into the sea near the Olympic venues.[2]
References
- "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- "German sailor blames infections on water at Rio 2016 Olympic test event". The Guardian. 2015-08-28. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
External links
- Erik Heil at World Sailing
- Erik Heil at the International Olympic Committee
- Erik Heil at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- Erik Heil at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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