Belinda Stowell

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Belinda Stowell
Personal information
Born28 May 1971 (1971-05-28) (age 51)
Harare, Zimbabwe
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney Women's 470

Belinda Josephine Stowell OAM (born 28 May 1971 in Harare, Zimbabwe) [1] is an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in the 470 class with Jenny Armstrong at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. [2]

In 2017, Stowell and Armstrong were inaugural inductees in the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame. [3] She went on into coaching. [4]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Belinda Stowell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  2. "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  3. "Jenny Armstrong OAM and Belinda Stowell OAM inductee page". Australian Sailing Hall of Fame website. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  4. "WAIS".