Virginie Claire Desiree Marie Eriot ( French Virginie Claire Désirée Marie Hériot , July 26, 1890 - August 28, 1932) - French yachtsman - champion of the Olympic Games in sailing in 1928 .
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- 1 Biography
- 2 memory
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Biography
Virginie was the daughter of Olympus Eriot, owner of the department store , and , who was subsequently promoted for philanthropic activities in the Knights of the Legion of Honor. In 1904, she, along with her brother Auguste and seven family friends, cruised the Mediterranean Sea aboard the mother-owned Ketoomba (renamed El Salvador the same year), which made her a yacht fan forever.
May 2, 1910 she in the married the Viscount Francois Marie Enca de Saint-Senoche, also in love with the sea. As a dowry, they received the yacht El Salvador, on board of which they spent a honeymoon; January 5, 1913 they had a son, Hubert. In June 1921, Virginie and Francois divorced, and Virginie has since completely devoted herself to yachts, almost not appearing in her Paris apartments.
Back in 1912, Virginie Eriot acquired her first racing yacht “L 'Aile I”, but could not then win the French Cup, which the British have been holding for two years.
In 1921, she acquired the 85-meter 1492-ton steam yacht Finlandia, subsequently replaced by the 45-meter 400-ton schooner L 'Ailée, on board which Virginie Erio spent 10 months a year. Since 1922, she began to win the race for the race, and in 1928 on board the Aile VI she won the gold medal of the Olympic Games in Amsterdam, and also won the Italian Cup. In 1929, she finally took the French Cup from the British and won the King’s Cup of Spain, and in 1931, the Sonia schooner won the race in Le Havre. For these victories, she was promoted to Knight of the Legion of Honor, and the Spanish king Alfonso XIII visited with her family aboard the schooner "Ailée II" and awarded the Spanish award in 1930. The poet Rabindranath Tagore called Virginie Erio "Madame de la Mer."
In early 1932, Virginie Erio was seriously injured in a storm between Venice and Greece, but refused to interrupt the contest. In late August, during a regatta in Arcachon, she lost consciousness aboard the Aile VII, but nevertheless started. While crossing the finish line, she fainted, and died on board the Ailée II on August 28, 1932.
Memory
On May 21, 1946, the decided to organize an international Dragon class competition in memory of Virginia Eriot. Since then, the Coupe Virginie Hériot has been held annually, and is one of the main European competitions among yachtsmen.
Notes
- ↑ BNF ID : 2011 Open Data Platform .
Links
- Virginie Erio - Olympic stats on Sports-Reference.com