{{short description|French sailor (born 1981)}} {{Notability|Sports|date=January 2021}} {{use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox sailor | name = Thomas Ruyant | image = Vendée Globe 2016 - Thomas Ruyant (30791595011).jpg | image_size = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = <!-- if different than name --> | full_name = <!-- if different than name or birth_name --> | nickname = | nationality = French | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|05|24|df=yes}} | birth_place = Dunkirk | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|death year|death month|death day|birth year|birth month|birth day}} --> | death_place = | height = <!-- "X cm", "X m" or "X ft Y in" plus optional reference (conversions are automatic) --> | weight = <!-- "X kg", "X lb" or "X st Y lb" plus optional reference (conversions are automatic) --> | classes = | club = | collegeteam = | coach = | medaltemplates = | show-medals = yes | updated = }}
'''Thomas Ruyant''' (born 24 May 1981) is a French sailor who was born in Dunkirk in the Nord region.
He is an offshore sailor and competed in the 2020–2021 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 onboard LinkedOut, named after a French employment charity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/skippers/113/thomas-ruyant|title=Thomas RUYANT|website=Vendée Globe|language=en}}</ref> Ruyant started the Vendée Globe 2020 on 8 November 2020 and crossed the finish line on 28 January 2021 at 05:42:01 UTC+1 in 4th place with a time of 80d 15h 22m 01s. Due to the time credits of Jean Le Cam and Boris Herrmann he was officially ranked in 6th place.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ranking|website=Vendée Globe|url=https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/ranking|access-date=2021-01-29|language=en}}</ref> In 2021 he proved the potential of his boat, winning the Transat Jacques Vabre together with Morgan Lagravière.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.transatjacquesvabre.org/en/news/news/2519/linkedout-wins-imoca-class|access-date=2021-11-26|language=en|title=News - LinkedOut winner of the Transat Jacques Vabre in Imoca! - Transat Jacques Vabre 2021 - Official website |date=25 November 2021 }}</ref> thumb|Ruyant onboard his Mini Transat
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==External links== *{{official website|https://www.thomasruyant.com/}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruyant, Thomas}} Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Dunkirk Category:French male sailors (sport) Category:IMOCA 60 class sailors Category:French Vendee Globe sailors Category:2016 Vendee Globe sailors Category:2020 Vendee Globe sailors Category:2024 Vendee Globe sailors Category:Vendée Globe finishers Category:Single-handed circumnavigating sailors Category:21st-century French sportsmen
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