Jennifer Norton "Jeni" Lidgett (born 19 November 1964) is an Australian sailor. She competed in the women's two-person
470 dinghy class for Australia at two Olympic Games.
Lidgett learnt to sail at the Davey's Bay Yacht Club where her father was commodore.
At the
Barcelona 1992 Olympics, as skipper with
Addy Bucek
Addy Elizabeth Bucek (born 30 December 1960) is an Australian sailor. She competed in the women's two-person 470 dinghy class for Australia at two Olympic Games.
Bucek began sailing as a child, competing with her brother Frank Bucek as skippe ...
as crew, she finished 9th in the
470 event. At
Savannah, Georgia, the
1996 Olympic sailing venue, she and Bucek finished 7th in the
470 event.
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 Championship ...
in
Toronto, Canada 1995 saw Lidgett and Bucek finish 12th.
Personal
Lidgett was born in Melbourne on 17 November 1964, daughter of Athol and Julie Lidgett. She is married to Peter Danks and has theee sons, Sam, Ted and David.
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1964 births
Living people
Australian female sailors (sport)
Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – 470
Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 470
Olympic sailors for Australia
Sailors (sport) from Melbourne
20th-century Australian women
Sportswomen from Victoria (state)
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