Lynne M. Jewell (born November 26, 1959, in

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) is an American

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and Olympic champion. Jewell attended

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and while there participated in competitive yachting. She was the Yachtswoman of the Year of the

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in 1980, the champion of the

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in 1980 and 1984, and the Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year in 1980 and 1988. In 1983, Jewel was the U. S. Singlehanded National Champion. She won a gold medal in the '' 470 Class'' at the

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, together with

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. Jewell earned her bachelor's degree in 1981 and continued with a master's degree in science and education from

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. She married Bill Shore and in 1985 moved to

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. After attending

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, Shore became an interior designer. She was inducted into the

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in 2004.

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* 1959 births American female sailors (sport) Living people Olympic gold medalists for the United States in sailing Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – 470 Snipe class sailors US Sailor of the Year Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Boston University Terriers sailors Rhode Island School of Design alumni 21st-century American women {{US-yachtracing-Olympic-medalist-stub