Lara Vadlau

Lara Vadlau is an Austrian Olympic Sailing Champion and medical doctor who has redefined the boundaries of high performance.

Top Achievements:

    • Olympic Gold Medalist – Paris 2024 (470 Mixed Dinghy, with Lukas Mähr)

    • Gold Medalist – 2010 Youth Olympic Games

    • 3× World Champion – 470 Class

    • 3× European Champion – 470 Class

    • Doctor of Medicine (2023) – earned while training for Olympic competition

    • Austrian Sportswoman of the Year – 2014

    • First Austrian to win Olympic sailing gold in 20 years
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