Briana Provancha (born April 25, 1989) is an American

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who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Life

Provancha was born in

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in 1989. At the age of eight she had begun sailing. She attended

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and by the age of 16 she had been in several international competitions. She won the

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in 2010 with the Boston College sailing team, where she also sailed with

Annie Haeger Anne Haeger (born February 5, 1990) is an American sailor who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and joined the Canada SailGP Team as a Strategist in September 2023. Life Haeger was born in East Troy, Wisconsin in 1990. She started sailing w ...

and they both graduated in 2012. Provancha's degree was in marketing. She and Haeger won their place at the

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in Palma de Mallorca which continued their dominance over the previous three years. She and Haeger appeared in the Women's 470 event in the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2019 she was elected and became the Sailor Athlete Director on the board of

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Provancha, Briana 1989 births Living people American female sailors (sport) Boston College Eagles sailors Olympic sailors for the United States Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 470 Sportspeople from San Diego 21st-century American women