Mara Stransky

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Mara Stransky
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NationalityAustralian
Born (1999-02-13) 13 February 1999 (age 24)
New South Wales, Australia [1]
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SportSailing
Club Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron

Mara Stransky (born 13 February 1999) is an Australian competitive sailor. [2] [3] She spent her teenage years living permanently onboard the family 50ft catamaran. [4]

Stransky competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021, in Laser Radial. [5] She finished 14th in the field of 44. [6] Detailed results.

In 2022 she won the Australian Sailing Female Sailor of the Year Award after winning the ILCA 6 class at Kiel Week along with top-10 finishes at the World Championships, Hyères Olympic Week and Allianz World Cup Almere regattas. [7]

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References

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  2. "Mara Stransky". olympedia.org. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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  4. Stephenson, Alison (23 August 2015). "Life at sea when you're sixteen". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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  6. "Sailing STRANSKY Mara - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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