Jenny Armstrong
For other people named Jennifer Armstrong, see Jennifer Armstrong (disambiguation).
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| Full name | Jennifer Margaret Armstrong | ||||||||||||
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3 March 1970 (age 46) Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||
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Jennifer Margaret "Jenny" Armstrong OAM (born 3 March 1970) is an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in the 470 Class with Belinda Stowell at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1]
Armstrong was born in Dunedin, New Zealand and attended Otago Girls' High School there.[2] In Australia she was affiliated with the Middle Harbour Yacht Club in Mosman, New South Wales.[3]
On 16 January 2001, Armstrong was awarded the Australian Sports Medal.[4] Ten days later on 26 January 2001, she was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.[5]
Armstrong again competed for Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
References
- ↑ 2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 20 May 2008)
- ↑ McMurran, Alistair (20 November 2009). "Otago Girls High School honours its Olympians". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ↑ "Jenny Armstrong". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ↑ "Jennifer Margaret Armstrong". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ↑ "Jennifer Margaret Armstrong OAM". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
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