Elise Maree Rechichi
OAM (born 11 January 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, Western Australia
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 i ...
. Rechichi and crewmate
Tessa Parkinson
Tessa Parkinson OAM (born 22 September 1986) is an Australian sailor from Perth, Western Australia. Parkinson and skipper Elise Rechichi represented Australia in the 470 class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Qingdao, China, winning the gold me ...
represented
Australia in the
470
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Year 470 ( CDLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Iordanes (or, less frequently, year 1223 ' ...
class at the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Qingdao,
Shandong,
China, winning the gold medal. She was an
Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.
Reichichi is married to racing driver
Karl Reindler
Karl Reindler (born 18 April 1985) is an Australian racing driver, who has previously competed in the Supercars Championship. He currently shares duties with Bruno Correia as the Medical Car driver for Formula One.
Biography Formula Three
Of ...
, and they have two children.
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1986 births
Living people
Australian Institute of Sport sailors
Australian female sailors (sport)
Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 470
Sailors at the 2012 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
People educated at Methodist Ladies' College, Perth
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
420 class world champions
World champions in sailing for Australia
21st-century Australian women
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