Maia Agerup
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Oslo, Norway
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Maia Kristiane Agerup |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Born | 22 June 1995 Oslo, Norway |
| Sailing career | |
| Club | Royal Norwegian Yacht Club |
| Coach | Krzysztof Kierkowski |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals | Best Female Team, 29er Worlds 2013 |
| National finals | 2 x Norwegian Champion |
Maia Kristiane Agerup (born 22 June 1995) is a Norwegian Olympic sailor who represents the New York Yacht Club in New York, NY and Royal Norwegian Yacht Club in Oslo.[1]
Together with her twin sister Ragna Agerup she sailed the Olympic class boat 49er FX competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
In June 2016 the team was ranked 15th on the ISAF World Ranking. Their best ranking position is 4th, from December 2012. After competing in the Olympics, Maia started her education at Boston University, where she graduated in 2020.
She has previously sailed the Optimist dinghy and 29er.
2010 - Silver. Norwegian Championship, Optimist
2010 - Gold. Norwegian Championship Teams Racing. (KNS - Ragna Agerup, Line Flem Høst, Sophie Tjøm)
2013 - Gold. Norwegian Championship, 29er
2013 - 12th place and winner of the Female Class. 29er World Championship. Aarhus, Denmark
2013 - 4th place. 29er EuroCup Overall (Best Female Team)
