Meg Gaillard

Mary Ellen Gaillard (born August 8, 1973) is an American competitive sailor who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]

Meg Gaillard
Personal information
Full nameMary Ellen Gaillard
Born (1973-08-08) August 8, 1973
Huntington, New York, United States
Sailing career
Class(es)Europe
College teamConnecticut College
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2000 Salvador da BahiaEurope
Bronze medal – third place2003 CádizEurope

Sailing career

Gaillard was born in Huntington, New York.[2] During her youth, she sailed Optimist dinghy and with the family's Etchells.[3] She attended Connecticut College, graduating in 1995, where she also represented the school's sailing and soccer teams.[4]

Meg Gaillard won the bronze medal at the 2000 Europe World Championships in Brazil.[5] She was then runner-up in the 2000 US Olympic trials for the Europe event and missed the cut.[4] Gaillard won another bronze medal in the Eurepoe class at the 2003 ISAF Sailing World Championships.[6] For the next Olympics, she qualified for the Olympic Europe event.[4] At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Gaillard finished 14th.[2]

Personal life

Meg Gaillard is the daughter of Ann and Skip Gaillard.[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Meg Gaillard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  2. "Olympedia – Meg Galliard".
  3. Kelly, Caitlin (July 25, 1999). "BOATING REPORT; Focused on Steering a Dinghy to Sydney". The New York Times.
  4. "Meg Gaillard (2005) - Connecticut College Athletic Hall of Fame".
  5. "Europe World Championships Overall".
  6. "ISAF : ISAF Sailing World Championships 2003". Archived from the original on April 27, 2012.


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