Hélène de Pourtalès
Pourtales c. 1900 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Helen Barbey | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Swiss | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 28, 1868 New York City, US | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 2, 1945 (aged 77) Geneva, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Union des Yachtsmen | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Countess Hélène de Pourtalès (born Helen Barbey; April 28, 1868 – November 2, 1945) was an American-born Swiss sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris representing Switzerland and became the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal. She was also the first woman to represent Switzerland at the Olympics.