Stephanie Roble (born March 31, 1989) is an American

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who is a

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medalist and a multi-medalist in the World Championships.

Career

After graduating from

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, Roble dedicated herself to professional sports, being one of the founders of the Epic Racing team, in the Match Race category. As team captain, she won two bronze medals at the 2014 and 2015 World Championships, as well as being the 2014 champion of the Women's Match Racing International Series. In 2019, Roble won the silver medal at the

, in the 49er FX class. Her partner was her compatriot Maggie Shea. The team was defeated by the Brazilian Olympic champion duo,

Martine Grael Martine Soffiatti Grael (born 12 February 1991) is a Brazilian sailor in the 49er FX class. Together with Kahena Kunze she won the 49er FX class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships and at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. ...

and

Kahena Kunze Kahena Kunze (born 12 March 1991) is a Brazilian sailor in the 49er FX class. Together with Martine Grael she won the 49er FX class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships and a gold medal in the inaugural 49er FX race, during the 2016 Rio O ...

, who won nine of the twelve races. Much more balanced was against Argentina's Victoria Travascio and María Sol Branz, which ended with an advantage of one point less lost to the Americans after the Argentines were disqualified from the medal race. In 2020, Roble won her first major result at the international level, the bronze medal in the

49er & 49er FX World Championships The 49er World Championships are international sailing regattas in the 49er and 49er FX classes organized by the International Sailing Federation. It was first held in 1997. In 2013, the 49er FX class was added to the programme. The 49er has been ...

of the 49er FX class, in

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. With this result, she and her partner Shea earned the right to represent the United States at the

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roble, Stephanie 1989 births Living people American female sailors (sport) Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 49er FX Olympic sailors for the United States Sailors at the 2019 Pan American Games Sailors at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in sailing Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in sailing Etchells class world champions World champions in sailing for the United States People from East Troy, Wisconsin 21st-century American women