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Xavier Revil

b. 1971

French yacht racer

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Born 1971. Xavier Revil is a French sailor.

Xavier Revil (born 28 May 1971) is a French sailor who specialized in the multihull (Tornado) class. Together with his partner Christophe Espagnon, he was named one of the country's top sailors in the mixed multihull catamaran for the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing in eleventh position. Outside his Olympic career, he and Espagnon achieved a bronze-medal finish at the 2005 Tornado Worlds in La Rochelle. A member of the local sailing regatta club in his current hometown Annecy , Revil trained for most of his competitive sailing career under the tutelage of his personal coach Philippe Neiras.

Revil competed for the French sailing squad as a 37-year-old skipper in the Tornado class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the Olympic selection process, he and crew member Espagnon finished sixth in the golden fleet phase to secure one of the eleven quota places offered at the 2007 ISAF Worlds in Cascais, Portugal. The French duo started the series with a top-four mark on the second race; however, a broken halyard lock before race 4 and several tenth-place finishes towards the final stretch placed Revil and Espagnon out of the medal contention, finishing eleventh overall with 69 net points.

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Who is Xavier Revil?

French yacht racer

When was Xavier Revil born?

Xavier Revil was born on 28 May 1971 in Saint-Martin-d'Hères.

What is Xavier Revil's occupation?

Xavier Revil is a sailor.

What nationality is Xavier Revil?

Xavier Revil is French.

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· Wikidata: Q22994248

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