Maggie Shea (sailor)

Margaret Shea (born July 13, 1989) is an American sailor who is a Pan American Games medallist and a two-time medallist in the World Championships.

Maggie Shea
Personal information
Full nameMargaret Shea
NationalityAmerican
Born (1989-07-13) July 13, 1989
Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.
Sailing career
Class(es)49er FX
ClubKilroy Realty, Chicago Yacht Club
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2014 CorkMatch race
Bronze medal – third place2020 Geelong49er FX
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2019 Lima49er FX

Career

After graduating from Connecticut College, Shea dedicated herself to professional sports, being one of the founders of the Epic Racing team, in the Match Race category. As a member of the team, she won a bronze medal at the 2014 World Championships.[1]

In 2019, Shea won the silver medal at the Pan American Games, in the 49er FX class. Her partner was her compatriot Stephanie Roble. The team was defeated by the Brazilian Olympic champion duo, Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze, who won nine of the twelve races. Much more balanced was against Argentina's Victoria Travascio and María Sol Branz, which ended with an advantage of one point less lost to the Americans after the Argentines were disqualified from the medal race.[2][3]

In 2020, Shea won her first major result at the international level, the bronze medal in the 49er & 49er FX World Championships of the 49er FX class, in Geelong, Australia. With this result, she and her partner Roble earned the right to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[4]

References
  1. "Maggie Shea". ussailing.org. US Sailing. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  2. "Martine, campeã olímpica e filha de Torben Grael, conquista ouro no Pan" [Martine, Olympic champion and daughter of Torben Grael, wins gold at the Pan]. gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). August 10, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  3. "RESULTADO GLOBAL DE FLOTA" [OVERALL FLEET RESULT] (PDF). lima2019.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved February 17, 2021. SHEA Margaret
  4. "US Team forming for Tokyo 2020". sailingscuttlebutt.com. Scuttlebutt Sailing News. February 15, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2021.


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