Polly Powrie
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| Nickname(s) | Polly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | New Zealander | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
9 December 1987 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | 420, 470 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Nathan Handley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olivia Elizabeth (Polly) Powrie MNZM (born 9 December 1987) is a New Zealand sailor. She holds Olympic and world championship titles in the 470 class, and is a former 420 world champion.
Powrie and her sailing partner Jo Aleh won the gold medal in the 470 class at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] In August 2013, exactly a year after winning their Olympic gold medal, Aleh and Powrie won the world title at the 2013 470 World Championships in La Rochelle, France.[2]
Powrie is a graduate of St Cuthbert's College, Auckland.[3]
Powrie was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2013 New Year's Honours, for her services to sailing.[4]
References
- ↑ "Kiwi sailors pulverise field to claim gold". Television New Zealand. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ "NZ yachties add world title to Olympic gold". Stuff.co.nz. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ "St Cuthbert's Olympians". Stuff.co.nz. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ "New Year Honours List 2013". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
External links
- Polly Powrie at World Sailing
- Olivia Powrie at London2012.com
- Olivia Powrie at the Yachting NZ website
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