Kris Stookey

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Kris Stookey
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Birth nameKristina Farrar
Nickname(s)Kris
Born (1969-06-30) 30 June 1969 (age 54)
Sailing career
College teamBrown University

Kris Stookey (born June 30, 1969) is an American yacht racer who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

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Sailing history

Stookey sailed in college at Brown University where she won All-American honors four times, [1] first as a Women's All American in 1988, then as Honorable Mention in the Coed Group in 1989, and finally as All American in 1990 and 1991. [2] In 1988, Stookey won the Madeleine Cup for winning skipper of the 'A' division in the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association's Women's Championship. [3] In 1991, Stookey helped the Brown team to earning the Leonard M. Fowle Trophy for the best overall collegiate team in sailing, the first time an Ivy League college won the award. [4]

Stookey placed second at the 1992 Olympic trials in the 470 class sailing with Louise Van Voorhis, [1] [5] and won the 1996 Olympic 470 trials again sailing with Van Voorhis. [6] They went on to win fourth place at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [7]

Awards and honors

Stookey graduated high school from Kent School in 1987 and in 2012 was nominated into their Hall of Fame for her accomplishments in sailing. [8] [1]

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References

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