Pierre Houin (born 15 April 1994) is a French rower. He won the gold medal in the lightweight sculls at the 2015 European Championships, 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympics.[2]
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Houin in 2016
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Born | (1994-04-15) 15 April 1994 (age 30) Toul, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | IUT Charlemagne, Nancy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | US Toul | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Alexis Besançon[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Houin took up rowing aged 11 at l'Union Sportive de Toul following his brother, who won a national title in 2004. He has a tattoo on his chest saying "amat victoria curam" (victory loves carefulness).[2]
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