Boris Vain

{{Short description|Monegasque bobsledder (born 1993)}}

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| nationality = Monegasque

| sport = Bobsleigh

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|3|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Abbeville, France[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/137687 Olympedia profile]

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Boris Vain (born 11 March 1993) is a French born Monegasque bobsledder. He competed in the two-man event at the 2018 Winter Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/bobsleigh/athlete-profile-n3036378-boris-vain.htm |title=Boris Vain |work=Pyeongchang 2018 |access-date=17 February 2018 |archive-date=10 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180210/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/bobsleigh/athlete-profile-n3036378-boris-vain.htm |url-status=dead }} In January 2022, Vain qualified to compete for Monaco at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the two-man bob event.{{cite web|url=https://www.ibsf.org/images/documents/downloads/Quotas/OWG_2022/OWG_Beijing_2022_2-man_Bobsleigh.pdf|title=IBSF Ranking 2-man Bobsleigh (2021/2022) OWG Qualification System|publisher=International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF)|website=www.ibsf.org/|date=17 January 2022|accessdate=17 January 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://worldakkam.com/former-olympic-prince-introduces-monacos-winter-athletes/656549/|title=Former Olympic Prince introduces Monaco’s winter athletes|last=Prince|first=Raphaelle|date=18 January 2022|website=www.worldakkam.com/|publisher=World Akkam|access-date=18 January 2022|archive-date=18 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118232759/https://worldakkam.com/former-olympic-prince-introduces-monacos-winter-athletes/656549/|url-status=dead}} Vain and Rudy Rinaldi finished sixth in Beijing, 0.56 seconds back of the bronze medalists Christoph Hafer and Matthias Sommer of Germany; this is the closest any athlete from Monaco has ever come to winning an Olympic medal in an actual sporting event. (Julien Médecin won a bronze medal for architecture at the 1924 Olympics, but the IOC no longer considers art competition medals as part of the official tally).