Jenny Egnot

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Jenny Egnot
Personal information
Full nameJenny Marie Egnot
NationalityNew Zealand
Born4 November 1968 (1968-11-04) (age 54)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Relatives Leslie Egnot (sister)
Sailing career
Class(es) 470
ClubMurrays Bay Sailing Club

Jenny Marie Egnot (born 4 November 1968 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a New Zealand yachtswoman.

She competed for New Zealand in sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, with Melinda Henshaw in the Women's Double Handed Dinghy (470) class. [1]

She is the sister of Leslie Egnot who represented New Zealand, also in the 470 class, at three previous Olympics.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jenny Egnot". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011.