Nia Jerwood (born 17 January 1998) is an Australian competitive sailor. She competed at the

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, in the women's 470 class. Jerwood and her fellow crew member, Monique de Vries, qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by finishing ninth at the 470 World Championships in 2019. In the same year they were named Female Sailors of the Year at the

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awards. Coached by Olympian

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, they were selected to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in April 2021, finishing 16th in the field of 21. Detailed results.

Personal

Born in 1998 in Wales, Jerwood moved with her family to Perth three years later.

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* 1998 births Living people Australian female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Australia Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 470 British emigrants to Australia {{Australia-yachtracing-bio-stub