Lise Vidal

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameLise Denise•Vidal
Used nameLise•Vidal
Born24 November 1977 in Marseille (Marseilles), Bouches-du-Rhône (FRA)
Died3 July 2021 in Saint-Clément-des-Baleines, Charente-Maritime (FRA)
Measurements174 cm / 58 kg
AffiliationsYacht Club Pointe Rouge
NOC France

Biography

Lise Vidal was a windsurfer who placed ninth at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She was third at the 1999 World Championships on the Mistral board, was European Champion in 1999 and 2004, and won a silver medal on Mistral at the 2001 Mediterranean Games. A member of the French sailing team from 1999-2007, she later became national technical manager and coach of that team. Tragically, she died quite young from a brain hemorrhage.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
2000 Summer Olympics Sailing FRA Lise Vidal
Windsurfer, Women (Olympic) 9

Special Notes