Maja Siegenthaler

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Maja Siegenthaler
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (1992-11-11) 11 November 1992 (age 31)
Spiez, Switzerland
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es) 470, 420
ClubThunersee Yacht Club

Maja Siegenthaler (born 11 November 1992) is a Swiss competitive sailor. She and Linda Fahrni competed for Switzerland at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 470 class, [1] and at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's 470 class. [2]

Siegenthaler was chosen to represent Switzerland at the 2024 Olympics as the 470 dinghy mixed pair with Yves Mermod. They joined Maud Jayet and the foilers Elia Colombo and Elena Lengwiler in the national sailing team with Sébastien Schneiter and Arno de Planta. [3]

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References

  1. "Maja Siegenthaler". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. "Sailing: SIEGENTHALER Maja". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  3. "Swiss Sailing Team | Drei Ausrufezeichen von Elena Lengwiler" . Retrieved 22 July 2024.