Kris Stookey (born June 30, 1969) is an American yacht racer who competed in the

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Sailing history

Stookey sailed in college at

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where she won All-American honors four times, first as a Women's All American in 1988, then as Honorable Mention in the Coed Group in 1989, and finally as All American in 1990 and 1991. In 1988, Stookey won the Madeleine Cup for winning skipper of the 'A' division in the

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's Women's Championship. In 1991, Stookey helped the Brown team to earning the Leonard M. Fowle Trophy for the best overall collegiate team in sailing, the first time an Ivy League college won the award. Stookey placed second at the 1992 Olympic trials in the 470 class sailing with Louise Van Voorhis, and won the 1996 Olympic 470 trials again sailing with Van Voorhis. They went on to win fourth place at the

Awards and honors

Stookey graduated high school from

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in 1987 and in 2012 was nominated into their Hall of Fame for her accomplishments in sailing.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stookey, Kris 1969 births Living people American female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for the United States Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 470 21st-century American women