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Nicola Green (sailor)
Nicola Green ( Bethwaite, born 12 May 1955 in Auckland) is an Australian sailor. She competed for Australia at two Olympic Games, in 1988 in the Women's Two Person Dinghy (470) and in 2004 in the three-person Yngling class. She is the daughter of pilot, yachtsman, yacht designer and meteorologist Frank Bethwaite and the sister of fellow Olympian Mark Bethwaite Francis Mark Bethwaite AM (born 20 March 1948) is an Australian sailor. He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School He competed for Australia at two Olympic Games, 1972 and 1976, in the Flying Dutchman class. He is the son of pilot, yacht .... References External links * archive * * * 1955 births Living people Australian female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Australia Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Yngling Sailors (sport) from Auckland 20th-century Australian sportswomen 21st-century Australian sportswomen {{Australia-yachtracing-bio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Auckland
Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of as of It is the List of cities in New Zealand, most populous city of New Zealand and the List of cities in Oceania by population, fifth-largest city in Oceania. The city lies between the Hauraki Gulf to the east, the Hunua Ranges to the south-east, the Manukau Harbour to the south-west, and the Waitākere Ranges and smaller ranges to the west and north-west. The surrounding hills are covered in rainforest and the landscape is dotted with 53 volcanic centres that make up the Auckland Volcanic Field. The central part of the urban area occupies a narrow isthmus between the Manukau Harbour on the Tasman Sea and the Waitematā Harbour on the Pacific Ocean. Auckland is one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sailing At The 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 470
The Women's 470 was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics program in Pusan, South Korea. Seven races were scheduled. 42 sailors, on 21 boats, from 21 nations competed. Results DNF = Did not finish, DSQ = Disqualified, PMS = Premature start Crossed out results did not count for the total result. 13px = Male, 15px = Female Daily standings Notes References * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics - 470 Female 470 Female 470 class sailing competitions Oly Sail A sail is a tensile structure, which is made from fabric or other membrane materials, that uses wind power to propel sailing craft, including sailing ships, sailboats, windsurfers, ice boats, and even sail-powered land vehicles. Sails may b ... 1988 in South Korean women's sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sailing At The 2004 Summer Olympics – Yngling
The Women's Yngling was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics program in Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre. Eleven races were scheduled and completed with one discard. 48 sailors, on 16 boats, from 16 nation competed. Race schedule Course area and course configuration Weather conditions Final results {{Sailing result block , event = Olympics , classinsigna = Yngling insigna.png, crew = yes , sailno = no , boatsname = no , races = 11 , total = yes , netto = yes , resultlines = {{Sailing result line , year = 2004 , qualified = no , rank = gold , countrycode = GBR , helmsman = {{Sailor, Shirley Robertson, gender= , crew01 = {{Sailor, Sarah Webb, gender= , crew02 = {{Sailor, Sarah Ayton, gender= , fleetrace01 = {{Fleetrace, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Frank Bethwaite
Francis Dewar Bethwaite (26 May 1920 – 12 May 2012) was a New Zealand naval architect, author and Olympic meteorologist.Official website Biography Bethwaite was born in , , and built his first boat (a 16 ft sailing canoe) as a teenager. He joined the at the outbreak of the Second World War, becoming a flight instructor and test pilot before flying bombing missions over ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mark Bethwaite
Francis Mark Bethwaite AM (born 20 March 1948) is an Australian sailor. He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School He competed for Australia at two Olympic Games, 1972 and 1976, in the Flying Dutchman class. He is the son of pilot, yachtsman, yacht designer and meteorologist Frank Bethwaite and the brother of fellow dual Olympian Nicky Bethwaite. A civil engineer A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing i ..., he has served on the boards of many Australian companies. References External links Profileat the Australian Olympic Committee Living people 1948 births People educated at North Sydney Boys High School Australian business executives Soling class sailors Australian male sailors (sport) Members of the Order of Australia Olympic sailors for Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1955 Births
Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first Nuclear marine propulsion, nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18–January 20, 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Taiwan from the People's Republic of China. February * February 10 – T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Living People
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Australian Female Sailors (sport)
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) * * * Austrian (other) Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Olympic Sailors For Australia
Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece between 776 BC and 393 AD * Olympic (greyhounds), a competition held annually at Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium Clubs and teams * Adelaide Olympic FC, a soccer club from Adelaide, South Australia * Fribourg Olympic, a professional basketball club based in Fribourg, Switzerland * Sydney Olympic FC, an Australian soccer club * Olympic Club (Barbacena), a Brazilian football club based in Barbacena, Minas Gerais state * Olympic Mvolyé, a Cameroonian football club based in Mvolyé * Olympic Club (Egypt), a football and sports club based in Alexandria * Blackburn Olympic F.C., an English football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire * Rushall Olympic F.C., an English football club based in Rushall * FC Olympic Tallinn, an Estoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sailors At The 1988 Summer Olympics – 470
A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. While the term ''sailor'' has its etymological roots from sailing, that is a time when sailing ships were the main mode of transport at sea, it now refers to the personnel of all watercraft regardless of the type of vessel, boat or ship. It encompasses people who operate ships professionally, be it for a military (navy) or civilian ( merchant navy) or for sports or recreation. In a navy, there may be further distinctions: ''sailor'' may refer to any member of the navy even if they are based on land, while ''seaman'' may refer to a specific enlisted rank. Additionally, fisherman are seen as a distinct type of sailor, that is those engaged in fishing. Sailors have existed from the earliest periods in history as people as people used boats for purposes such as mari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
