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]
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]
See also
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c "Nia Jerwood". www.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Butler, Steve (3 April 2021). "WA duo get Olympic call-up". The West Australian. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
External links
- Nia Jerwood at World Sailing
- Nia Jerwood at World Sailing (archived)
- Nia Jerwood at Olympics.com
- Nia Jerwood at Olympedia
- Nia Jerwood at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Nia Jerwood at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame
- Nia Jerwood on Instagram
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