Polly Powrie

Polly Powrie
MNZM
Powrie in 2020
Personal information
Full nameOlivia Elizabeth Powrie
Born (1987-12-09) 9 December 1987 (age 37)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)420, 470
ClubRoyal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
CoachNathan Handley
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 470 class
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 470 class
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Auckland 420 class
Gold medal – first place 2013 La Rochelle 470 class
Silver medal – second place 2010 The Hague 470 class
Silver medal – second place 2014 Santander 470 class
Silver medal – second place 2016 San Isidro 470 class
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Perth 470 class

Olivia Elizabeth "Polly" Powrie MNZM (born 9 December 1987) is a New Zealand sailor.[1] She has won Olympic and world championship titles in the 470 class, and is also a former 420 world champion.

Biography

Powrie and her sailing partner Jo Aleh, who were known as "Team Jolly",[2] won the gold medal in the 470 class at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] In August 2013, exactly a year after winning their Olympic gold medal, Aleh and Powrie won the world title at the 2013 470 World Championships in La Rochelle, France.[4] She and Aleh were named ISAF Female Sailor of the Year, the first New Zealand women to win that award.[5]

Powrie is a graduate of St Cuthbert's College, Auckland.[6]

In the 2013 New Year Honours, Powrie was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to sailing.[7]

Powrie announced her retirement from Olympic sailing on 6 January 2017.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Polly Powrie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Kiwi yachting star Polly Powrie retires from Olympic sailing". Stuff. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Kiwi sailors pulverise field to claim gold". Television New Zealand. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  4. ^ "NZ yachties add world title to Olympic gold". Stuff.co.nz. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Aleh and Powrie named 2013 ISAF Female Sailor of the Year". Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  6. ^ "St Cuthbert's Olympians". Stuff.co.nz. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  7. ^ "New Year honours list 2013". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2018.


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