Hélène Defrance (born 11 August 1986) is a French former sailor, who won a bronze medal in the women's 470 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Being a qualified nutritionist, she now works for French professional football club Lille OSC, within the High Performance structure.

[2] In 2010, Defrance and Emmanuelle Rol won the 470 European Championships,[3][4] and the 2009–10 ISAF Sailing World Cup stage in Hyères, France.

The pair won the 2013 French National Championships, and came second at the 2013–14 ISAF Sailing World Cup events in Miami[7] and Palma de Mallorca.

[21] In November 2016, Defrance was awarded the title of Chevalier (Knight) in the French Ordre national du Mérite, for services to sailing.