Nia Jerwood

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Nia Jerwood
Personal information
Full nameNia Jannet Jerwood
NationalityAustralian
Born (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 (age 26) [1]
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Sailing career
Class(es) 470, 420, Optimist
ClubFremantle Sailing Club

Nia Jerwood (born 17 January 1998) is an Australian competitive sailor. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, in the women's 470 class. [2] [1]

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Jerwood and her fellow crew member, Monique de Vries, qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by finishing ninth at the 470 World Championships in 2019. [2] In the same year they were named Female Sailors of the Year at the Australian Yachtsman of the Year awards. [3] Coached by Olympian Belinda Stowell, they were selected to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in April 2021, [4] finishing 16th in the field of 21. [5] Detailed results.

Personal

Born in 1998 in Wales, Jerwood moved with her family to Perth three years later. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sailing: JERWOOD Nia". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Nia Jerwood". www.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. "Nia Jerwood and Monique de Vries named Australian Female Sailors of the Year". wais.org.au. Western Australian Institute of Sport. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  4. Butler, Steve (3 April 2021). "WA duo get Olympic call-up". The West Australian. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 1 April 2022.