Tessa Parkinson OAM (born 22 September 1986) is an Australian

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

from

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

. Parkinson and skipper

Elise Rechichi Elise Maree Rechichi Order of Australia, OAM (born 11 January 1986) is an Australian sailing (sport), sailor from Perth, Western Australia. Rechichi and crewmate Tessa Parkinson represented Australia in the 470 (dinghy), 470 class at the 2008 S ...

represented Australia in the 470 class at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

Qingdao Qingdao (, also spelled Tsingtao; , Mandarin: ) is a major city in eastern Shandong Province. The city's name in Chinese characters literally means " azure island". Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, it is a major nodal city of the One Belt ...

, China, winning the gold medal. She was an

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 ...

scholarship holder.

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* * * * * 1986 births Living people Australian Institute of Sport sailors Australian female sailors (sport) Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 470 Olympic sailors of Australia Olympic gold medalists for Australia Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics 420 class world champions World champions in sailing for Australia 21st-century Australian women {{Australia-yachtracing-bio-stub