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Florence Arthaud was a French skipper and navigator born in Boulogne-Billancourt in 1957. She was also a competitive swimmer. Arthaud spoke French and English. She received the L'Équipe Champion of Champions award. Her nickname was la petite fiancée de l'Atlantique. She was unmarried partner to Philippe Monnet.
Arthaud died in 2015 from an accidental death. The cause was a helicopter collision with Villa Castelli. This event occurred at Villa Castelli. She was born with the name Florence Monique Yvonne Arthaud.
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Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Florence Arthaud, (28 October 1957 – 9 March 2015) was a French sailor. In 1990, she became the first woman to win the Route du Rhum. She died in a helicopter crash in the Argentine province of La Rioja while she was participating in the filming of the reality TV show, Dropped, along with other French athletes. Florence Arthaud was the daughter of Jacques Arthaud, director of the Grenoble…
Known for
- Stars 90 — Self1990
- Sacrée soirée — Self1987
- Champs-Elysées — Self1982
- Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
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Key facts
- Nickname
- La petite fiancée de l'Atlantique
- Nationality
- French
- Born
- ( 1957-10-28 ) 28 October 1957, Boulogne-Billancourt , France
- Died
- 9 March 2015 (2015-03-09) (aged 57), Villa Castelli , La Rioja, Argentina
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Florence
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Boulogne-Billancourt
- Place of death
- Villa Castelli
- Occupation
- navigator
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- French
- Sport
- competitive swimming
- Image
- Florence Arthaud dédicace.JPG
- Height
- 1.63
- Significant event
- Villa Castelli helicopter collision
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- Florence Arthaud
- date of birth
- 1957-10-28
- manner of death
- accidental death
- date of death
- 2015-03-09
- name in native language
- Florence Arthaud
- cause of death
- Villa Castelli helicopter collision
- birth name
- Florence Monique Yvonne Arthaud
- unmarried partner
- Philippe Monnet
- nickname
- la petite fiancée de l'Atlantique
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Encyclopedic overview
Florence Arthaud (28 October 1957 – 9 March 2015) was a French sailor. In 1990, she became the first woman to win the Route du Rhum.
She died in a helicopter crash in the Argentine province of La Rioja while she was participating in the filming of the reality TV show, Dropped, along with other French athletes.
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