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Place of Birth: Saint-Pol-de-Léon, Brittany, France
About Armel Le Cléac'h
- Armel Le Cléac’h (Breton pronunciation: [a?m?l l? 'kleax]) is a French professional navigator and sea captain.
- He was the IMOCA world champion in 2008 and French champion in single-handed yacht race in 2003, he notably won the Solitaire du Figaro twice (2003 and 2010), the Transat AG2R in 2004 and 2010 and the Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race in 2016.
- He finished second in both the 2008–09 (first participation) and 2012–13 (second participation) editions of the Vendée Globe.
- In the Vendée Globe 2016–17, he finished first with a new record time of 74d 3h 35' 46".
- His performance earned him the 2018 Laureus World Sports Award for Action Sportsperson of the Year.
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