Melanie Jane Dennison (born 23 October 1973) is an Australian sailor who represented Australia at the

2000 Sydney Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

. Dennison was 1994 world champion in Women's Laser Radials held in Japan. Dennison competed in the 2000 Europe dinghy event and finished in 15th place. Her best performances in the heats were a third and fourth in eleven race series. After the 2000 Olympics Dennison trained at the

Australian Institute of Sport The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a high performance sports training institution in Australia. The Institute's headquarters were opened in 1981 and are situated in the northern suburb of Bruce, Canberra. The AIS is a division of the ...

sailing

Ynglings The Ynglings were a dynasty of kings, first in Sweden and later in Norway, primarily attested through the poem ''Ynglingatal''. The dynasty also appears as Scylfings (Old Norse ''Skilfingar'') in ''Beowulf''. When ''Beowulf'' and ''Ynglingatal'' ...

with Fiona Herbert and Caroline Aders. They competed at the Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta in Spain in 2002.

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Living people 1973 births Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Europe Olympic sailors for Australia Australian female sailors (sport) Australian Institute of Sport sailors Sportspeople from Mildura Sportswomen from Victoria (state) {{Australia-yachtracing-bio-stub