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Sailing At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 470
The women’s 470 was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics program in Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is a centre for the sport of sailing on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, on the south coast of England. The academy building is located in Osprey Quay on the northern tip of the island, and the wat ..., in the 470 dinghy. Eleven races (last one a medal race) were scheduled and completed. 40 sailors, on 20 boats, from 20 nations competed. Ten boats qualified for the medal race on course area Nothe in front of Weymouth, where each position scored double points. Schedule Course areas and course configurations For the 470 course areas Portland, Nothe, West, and South were used. The location ''(50° 35.19’ N, 02° 26.54’ W)'' points to the center Portland course area, the location ''(50° 36.18’ N 02° 25.98’ W)'' points to the center of the Nothe course area, the location ''(50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weymouth And Portland National Sailing Academy
The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is a centre for the sport of sailing on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, on the south coast of England. The academy building is located in Osprey Quay on the northern tip of the island, and the waters of Portland Harbour and Weymouth Bay, adjacent to the site, are the main areas used for sailing. Local, national and international sailing events have been held at the site since it was opened in 2000, and in 2005 WPNSA was selected to 2012 Summer Olympic venues, host the sailing events at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympic and 2012 Summer Paralympics, Paralympic Games. History The academy was formed as a not-for-profit company in 1999 and officially opened on 1 April 2000. It occupied converted naval premises until a clubhouse was built, which was opened in June 2005 by the Princess Royal. GBP, £7.85 million of funding for the project was donated by charities, individuals and local councils; the National Lottery (United Kingdom), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Barbachan
Ana Luiza Busato Barbachan (born 15 August 1989 in Porto Alegre) is a Brazilian sports sailor. She was chosen by Olympic medalist Fernanda Oliveira to be her new partner in the 470 class after Oliveira's 2009 split with Isabel Swan. Barbachan has since competed with Oliveira at three Olympic Games, London 2012 (finishing 6th), Rio 2016 (finishing 8th). and Tokyo 2020 (9th 9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and ...). References External links * * * * * 1989 births Living people Brazilian female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Brazil Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 470 Sportspeople from Porto Alegre Sailors at the 2023 Pan American Games {{Brazil-yac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Fernanda Sesto
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Jolanta Ogar
Jolanta Ogar-Hill (born 28 April 1982, in Brzesko) is a Polish competitive sailor. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's 470 with team-mate Agnieszka Skrzypulec and won a silver medal. Since October 2014 she competed under the flag of Austria together with her Austrian teammate Lara Vadlau. Together they were successful at the 470 World Championships in La Rochelle in 2013 (silver medal) and in 2014 in Santander Santander may refer to: Places * Santander, Spain, a port city and capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain * Santander Department, a department of Colombia * Santander State, former state of Colombia * Santander de Quilichao, a m ... (gold medal). In October 2014 Jolanta Ogar and Lara Vadlau were rewarded with the Austrian "Team of the Year 2014" award. Since 2016 she has been competing again under the flag of Poland. Personal life She came out as lesbian at the age of 21. She has taken part in the #SportAgainstHomophobia campa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnieszka Skrzypulec
Agnieszka Skrzypulec (born 3 June 1989 in Szczecin) is a Polish sports sailor. At the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 470 class. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed with Jolanta Ogar. They were the first pair to represent Poland in the women's 470 class. At the 2016 Olympics she competed with Irmina Gliszczynska. Skrzypulec and Gliszczynska won the 2017 Women's 470 World Championship. It was their first World Championship medal, and also Poland's first World 470 Championships gold. Previously they had finished 7th at the 2016 European Championships and 6th at the 2015 470 World Championship and 5th at the 2016 470 World Championship. Skrzypulec competed at the 2013 European Championships with Natalia Wojcik. For the 2017 European Championships, Skrzypulec teamed up with Ogar again, winning bronze. Ogar had originally competed for Poland, switched to Austrian nationality and then returned to Polish colours. For the 2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xufeng Huang
Xufeng Huang (, born 31 January 1984) is a Chinese sports sailor. At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ..., she competed in the Women's 470 class, finishing in eleventh. She won gold at the China National Games in 2013 in the Women's 470 Class, and, at the World 470 Class at La Rochelle in 2013, she took the bronze medal. References Living people Olympic sailors for China Chinese female sailors (sport) Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 470 1984 births Sportspeople from Shandong {{PRChina-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Xiaoli (sailor)
Xiaoli Wang (12 May 1982, Binzhou) is a Chinese sports sailor. At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ..., she competed in the Women's 470 class. She and team-mate Huang Xufeng finished in 11th place. At the 2016 Olympics, she teamed with Huang Lizhu, finishing in 16th place. At the 2013 470 World Championships, Wang and Huang Xufeng became the first Chinese team to win a medal at the 470 World Championships, winning a bronze medal. The team were coached by Kevin Burnham and Nick Drougas''.'' References Living people Olympic sailors for China Chinese female sailors (sport) Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 470 Sportspeople from Shandong 1982 births People from Binzhou 21st-cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berta Betanzos
Berta Betanzos Moro (born 15 January 1988 in Santander) is a Spanish sports sailor. She won the gold medal in the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships (with Tara Pacheco) and the silver medal in the 470 World Championships The 470 World Championships have been held every year since 1970 and organised by the International 470 Class Association and recognized by the International Sailing Federation. When the Championship forms part of the ISAF Sailing World Championsh ... of 2009 (also with Pacheco). In 2009, the team also won the European Junior Title. In 2011, she and Pacheco won the European 470 title. She won the 49er FX gold at the 2016 ISAF Sailing World Championships with Támara Echegoyen. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 470 class (also with Pacheco) finishing 10th. For the 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the 49er FX class with Támara Echegoyen. References External links * * * Spanish female sailors (sport) Living p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara Pacheco
Tara Pacheco van Rijnsoever (born 3 October 1988 in Arucas) is a Spanish sports sailor. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 470 class with Berta Betanzos. At the 2016 Olympics, she and Fernando Echavarri competed in the Nacra 17 class. She was runner-up at the 2006 420 Female World Championships. Pacjeco first teamed with Iker Martinez to win European Nacra 17 title in 2014. At the 2017 Nacra 17 World Championship, she and Echavarri won a silver medal. They were beaten by Ben Saxton and Katie Dabson She and Echavarri also won the silver medal at the 2017 European Championships. Personal life Born in Spain, Pacheco is of Dutch descent through her mother. References External links * * * * Tara Pacheco Van Rijnsoeverat the ''Comité OlÃmpico Español The Spanish Olympic Committee ( es, Comité OlÃmpico Español, COE) is responsible body for Spain's participation in the Olympic Games. Members of the committee are 35 sports federations, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Lihan
Sarah Lihan (born August 15, 1988) is an American sports sailor. She was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's 470 class with Amanda Clark Amanda Clark (born March 26, 1982) is an American sports sailor. She was born in Southampton, New York. In 2002, Clark won the ICSA Women’s Singlehanded National Championship in 2002. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Peop ...; the pair finished ninth. References 1988 births Living people American female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for the United States Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 470 Sportspeople from Fort Lauderdale, Florida Lihan, Sarah Yale Bulldogs sailors 21st-century American women {{US-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Clark
Amanda Clark (born March 26, 1982) is an American sports sailor. She was born in Southampton, New York. In 2002, Clark won the ICSA Women’s Singlehanded National Championship in 2002. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China in the women's 470. Sailing alongside Sara Mergenthaler the pair finished in 12th position. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's 470 class with Sarah Lihan; the pair finished ninth. Significant sailing achievements: Ranked No. 1 on the U.S. Sailing Team - 470 Women (2005-2008); Team Alternate/470 Women - 2004 Olympic Games; At 15, youngest female sailor to join the US Sailing Team in the Europe class References 1982 births Living people American female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of the United States Daughters of the American Revolution The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a lineage-based membership service organization for women who are directly descended fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friederike Belcher
Friederike Belcher ( Ziegelmayer, born 6 March 1982 in Berlin) is a German sailor. She competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ..., in the Women's 470 class. She is married to multiple Olympic gold medalist Australian sailor Mathew Belcher and is the granddaughter of sailing bronze medalist Rolf Mulka. Her father's company "Ziegelmayer" based in Hamburg, Germany is one of the primary boatbuilders for the 470 class. References External links * * * * 1982 births Living people German female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Germany Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 470 {{Germany-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
