Belinda Josephine Stowell (born 28 May 1971 in

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, Zimbabwe) 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 ...

and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in the 470 Class with Jenny Armstrong at the

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in Sydney. In 2017, Stowell and Armstrong were inaugural inductees in the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame. She went on into coaching.

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* 1971 births Living people Australian female sailors (sport) Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 470 Olympic sailors of Australia Olympic gold medalists for Australia Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia 21st-century Australian women {{Australia-yachtracing-bio-stub