Susann Beucke
Personal information
Born (1991-06-11) 11 June 1991 (age 32)
Kiel, Germany[1]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sailing career
Class(es)49er FX, 470, 29er, Figaro Bénéteau 3, IMOCA 60
Club Norddeutscher Regatta Verein
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 49er FX
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Geelong 49er FX
Gold medal – first place 2020 Lake Attersee 49er FX

Susann Beucke (born 11 June 1991) is a German sailor who competes offshore races of the Figaro Bénéteau 3 and IMOCA 60 classes. Before focusing on offshore sailing she competed in Olympic sailing, primarily in the 49er FX class, winning the silver medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo along with Tina Lutz, representing Germany.

Olympic sailing (2009 - 2021 )

In her early career she raced in the 49er FX, 470 and 29er classes.

Focusing on the 49er FX category, along with Tina Lutz, she won a gold medal at the 2017 and 2020 49er & 49er FX European Championships.[2] In their third attempt Beucke and Lutz qualified to represent Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where they won a Silver medal, the best result for German sailing in 21 years.[3]

Offshore sailing (since 2017)

Figaro Bénéteau sailing

Starting in 2022 she competes in the Figaro Bénéteau 3 class. Participating in the 2022 and 2023 editions of the La Solitaire du Figaro race she reached 31st and 27th place.[4]

IMOCA 60 sailing

As part of Team Holcim - PRB she won the second leg of the 14th edition of The Ocean Race in 2023.[5][6]

Beucke has announced a campaign to participate in 11th edition of the Vendée Globe, a non-stop solo race around the world using IMOCA 60 class offshore yachts, starting in 2028.[7]

Offshore sailing results

Year Pos Event Class Yacht Notes Ref
Round the World Races
Transatlantic Races
2023 1 The Ocean Race leg 2 IMOCA 60 Holcim - PRB with skipper Kevin Escoffier and crew [5]
Other (important) Races
2023 27 La Solitaire du Figaro Figaro Bénéteau 3 This Race is Female [4]
2022 31 La Solitaire du Figaro Figaro Bénéteau 3 This Race is Female [4]

References

  1. ^ "Sailing: BEUCKE Susann". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Susann Beucke". World Sailing.
  3. ^ "Zwei Titel für die Segelnationalmannschaft, Lutz/Beucke vor Olympia-Premiere" [Two title for the national sailing team; Lutz and Beucke will make their Olympic debut] (in German). German Sailing Federation. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Susann beucke". www.classefigarobeneteau.fr. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b NDR. "Ocean Race: Königsetappe ohne Beucke". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  6. ^ https://www.theoceanrace.com/en/teams/holcim-prb
  7. ^ NDR. "Olympiaseglerin Beucke will zur Vendée Globe". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2023.

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