Oliver Heer
{{short description|Swiss Offshore yachtsman}}
{{Infobox sailor
| name = Oliver Heer
| image = VG24_037_Oliver_Heer.jpg
| caption = At the start of the 2024-2025 Vendée Globe
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|05|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Zurich, Switzerland
| nationality = Swiss, German
| occupation = Offshore Sailor
}}
Oliver Heer born 10 May 1988 is a Swiss professional offshore sailor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imoca.org/en/skippers-1/denise-van-weynbergh|title=IMOCA Profile – Denise Van Weynbergh|website=www.imoca.org}} After starting working in the corporate world he left to pursue a career in sailing in 2018 he joined Alex Thomson Racing sailing aboard IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss 6.{{cite web|url=https://www.sail-world.com/news/272558/The-story-of-Swiss-skipper-Oliver-Heer|title=From office to ocean: the story of Swiss skipper Oliver Heer, Vendée Globe 2024 candidate<}}
Oceanic/Offshore Sailing
References
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External links
- [http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/skippers/81/oliver-heer Oliver Heer on the Vendée Globe Website]
- [https://www.imoca.org/en/skippers-1/oliver-heer Oliver Heer on the IMOCA Class Website]
- {{official website|https://www.oliverheer.com/|Oliver Heer Official Website}}
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Category:Swiss male sailors (sport)
Category:IMOCA 60 class sailors
Category:2024 Vendee Globe sailors
Category:Swiss Vendee Globe sailors
Category:Vendée Globe finishers
Category:Single-handed circumnavigating sailors
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