Arthaud in 2009 | |
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Nickname | "La petite fiancée de l'Atlantique" |
Nationality | French |
Born | Boulogne-Billancourt, France | 28 October 1957
Died | 9 March 2015 Villa Castelli, La Rioja, Argentina | (aged 57)
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.