Belinda Stowell

Belinda Josephine Stowell OAM (born 28 May 1971 in Harare, Zimbabwe)[1] is an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in the 470 class with Jenny Armstrong at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2]

Belinda Stowell
Personal information
Born28 May 1971 (1971-05-28) (age 52)
Harare, Zimbabwe
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Women's 470

In 2017, Stowell and Armstrong were inaugural inductees in the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame.[3] She went on into coaching.[4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Belinda Stowell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  2. "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  3. "Jenny Armstrong OAM and Belinda Stowell OAM inductee page". Australian Sailing Hall of Fame website. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  4. "WAIS".


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