Yannick Brauchli

Yannick Brauchli (born 30 July 1988 in Zürich) is a Swiss sailor, who specializes in two-person dinghy (470) class.[1][2] He represented Switzerland, along with his partner Romuald Hausser, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and has also been training for Segel Club Enge throughout most of his sporting career under his personal coach Nicolas Novara.[1] As of September 2014, Brauchli is ranked sixteenth in the world for two-person dinghy class by the International Sailing Federation, following his successes at the North American Championships, European Championships and ISAF Sailing World Cup Series.[3]

Yannick Brauchli
Personal information
Nickname(s)Yane[1]
Nationality  Switzerland
Born (1988-07-30) 30 July 1988
Zürich, Switzerland
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Dinghy
ClubSegel Club Enge[1]
CoachNicolas Novara[1]

Brauchli qualified for the Swiss squad in the men's 470 class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by placing twenty-sixth and receiving a berth due to his result at the ISAF World Championships in Perth, Western Australia.[4][5] Teaming with crew member Romuald Hausser in the opening series at the 2012 Olympics, the Swiss duo recorded a score of 119 net points to establish a sixteenth-place finish in a fleet of twenty-seven boats.[6][7]

The team also competed at the 2016 Olympics, this time, reaching the medal race. They finished in 9th.[8]

References
  1. "Yannick Brauchli". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yannick Brauchli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  3. "So feiert Deutschland seinen WM-Titel" [So Germany celebrates its first title at the World Cup series] (in German). Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  4. "102 Schweizer Athleten in London" [102 Swiss athletes in London] (in German). Neue Luzerner Zeitung. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  5. "Doch ein Quotenplatz für Brauchli/Hausser" [Quota place for Brauchli and Hausser] (in German). News.ch. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  6. "Men's 470". London 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  7. "Segel-Duo Brauchli/Hausser ausgeschieden" [Sailing duo Brauchli and Hausser eliminated] (in German). Blick. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  8. "2016 Olympics - 470 Men". www.rio2016.com. 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
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