Erik Heil

Erik Heil (born 10 August 1989) is a German sailor. He competes in the 49er and won a place in the Qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics together with Thomas Plößel. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, they won the bronze medal.[1]

Erik Heil
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1989-08-10) 10 August 1989
Berlin, Germany
Sailing career
Class(es)49er
ClubNorddeutscher Regatta Verein

During an Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro Heil was infected by multi-resistant germs, which may have been caused by waste water from the city's hospitals running into the sea near the Olympic venues.[2]

References

  1. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  2. "German sailor blames infections on water at Rio 2016 Olympic test event". The Guardian. 2015-08-28. Retrieved 2016-01-03.


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