Polly Powrie
New Zealand sailor (born 1987)
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Olivia Elizabeth "Polly" Powrie MNZM (born 9 December 1987) is a New Zealand sailor.[1] She has won Olympic and world championship titles in the 470 class, and is also a former 420 world champion.
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| Full name | Olivia Elizabeth Powrie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 December 1987 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sailing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Nathan Handley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes | 420, 470 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Powrie and her sailing partner Jo Aleh, who were known as "Team Jolly",[2] won the gold medal in the 470 class at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] In August 2013, exactly a year after winning their Olympic gold medal, Aleh and Powrie won the world title at the 2013 470 World Championships in La Rochelle, France.[4] She and Aleh were named ISAF Female Sailor of the Year, the first New Zealand women to win that award.[5]
Powrie is a graduate of St Cuthbert's College, Auckland.[6]
In the 2013 New Year Honours, Powrie was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to sailing.[7]
Powrie announced her retirement from Olympic sailing on 6 January 2017.[2]
