Polly Powrie

Olivia Elizabeth "Polly" Powrie MNZM (born 9 December 1987) is a New Zealand sailor. She has won Olympic and world championship titles in the 470 class, and is also a former 420 world champion.

Polly Powrie
Powrie in 2013
Personal information
Full nameOlivia Elizabeth Powrie
Born (1987-12-09) 9 December 1987
Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)420, 470
ClubRoyal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
CoachNathan Handley

Powrie and her sailing partner Jo Aleh, who were known as "Team Jolly",[1] won the gold medal in the 470 class at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] 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.[3] She and Aleh were named ISAF Female Sailor of the Year, the first New Zealand women to win that award.[4]

Powrie is a graduate of St Cuthbert's College, Auckland.[5]

In the 2013 New Year Honours, Powrie was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to sailing.[6]

Powrie announced her retirement from Olympic sailing on 6 January 2017.[1]

References
  1. "Kiwi yachting star Polly Powrie retires from Olympic sailing". Stuff. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. "Kiwi sailors pulverise field to claim gold". Television New Zealand. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  3. "NZ yachties add world title to Olympic gold". Stuff.co.nz. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  4. "Aleh and Powrie named 2013 ISAF Female Sailor of the Year". Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. "St Cuthbert's Olympians". Stuff.co.nz. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  6. "New Year honours list 2013". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2018.


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