Helena Lucas, an MBE born on 29 April 1975 in Redhill, Surrey, is a British Paralympic sailor. She was born with a defect in both thumbs, which makes her eligible to compete in Paralympic events, and in 1996 she graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in yacht and power craft design from Southampton Solent University, being awarded an honorary doctorate in 2013. She won the Paralympic gold medal when the races on the final day of competition were cancelled for lack of wind, and she became the first British sailor ever to win a Paralympic gold medal.
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Helena Lucas MBE (born 29 April 1975) is a British Paralympic sailor.
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She was born with a defect in both of her thumbs which makes her eligible to compete in Paralympic events.
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Helena Lucas MBE (born 29 April 1975) is a British Paralympic sailor.
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Due to a lack of wind the races on the final day of competition were cancelled, meaning Lucas won the gold medal.
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