Nicknamed “Bigfrog”, Xavier Rohart picked
up sailing at the very young age of 7. Paired with his
former crew Yannick Adde, Xavier went on to become one
of the best in the world in the Finn class. He competed
in the 1992 Olympic Regatta in Barcelona and the 2000
Olympic Regatta in Sydney and came very close to winning
a medal (Xavier finished 7th and 5th in the Finn, respectively).
At the suggestion of French sailing coach and long
time friend Daniel Dahon, Xavier paired up with his
current crew Pascal Rambeau to sail the Star boat together
in 2003. With a new partner and a new boat, Xavier won
the 2003 ISAF Sailing World Championship in the Star
class in Cadiz, Spain as well as the 2005 Star World
in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Xavier “Bigfrog”
Rohart obtained his first ever Olympic medal during
the 2004 Athens Olympics where his stellar performance
was awarded with a bronze medal.
Expect Xavier to be competing for Gold in Qingdao for
the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
Career Highlights
2007 2nd at the Star World Championship in Cascais,
Portugal
2006 3rd at the Star World Championship in San Francisco,
USA
2005 1st at the Star World Championship in Buenos Aires,
Argentina
2004 Athens 2004 Olympics – bronze medal
2004 Athens 2004 Olympics – bronze medal
2003 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award 2003
nominee
2003 French Sailors of the Year (together with Pascal
Rambeau)
2003 1st at the Star World Championship in Cadiz, Spain
2002 1st at the ISAF World Sailing Games in Marseille,
France (sailing a J/80 with Francois Brenac)
2002 3rd at the Star World Championship and voted best
French Athlete
2000 Olympic Regatta in Sydney – finished 5th
in the Finn
1992 Olympic Regatta in Barcelona – finished 7th
in the Finn
