Hélène de Pourtalès
- Birth Date:
- 28.04.1868
- Death date:
- 02.11.1945
- Length of life:
- 77
- Days since birth:
- 57288
- Years since birth:
- 156
- Days since death:
- 28977
- Years since death:
- 79
- Person's maiden name:
- Helen Barbey
- Extra names:
- Элен де Пуртале
- Categories:
- Sportsman
- Nationality:
- swiss
- Cemetery:
- Set cemetery
Hélène de Pourtalès (born as Helen Barbey) (April 28, 1868 New York – November 2, 1945 Geneva) was a Swiss sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.
She was a member of the Swiss boat Lérina, which won the gold medal in the first race of 2-3 ton class and silver medal in the second race of 2-3 ton class. She also participated in the open class, but did not finish. Her husband Hermann as helmsman and her husband's nephew Bernard wase also a crew member. She was also one of the first women to take part in the Olympics. She was very well known after her gold medal in the Olympics where women were allowed to take part for the very first time.
Source: wikipedia.org
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