Sarah Douglas (sailor)

Sarah Douglas (born 21 January 1994 in Burlington) is a Canadian competitive sailor. She is the reigning women's Pan American champion in the laser radial event when she won gold in 2019 in Lima, Peru.[2]

Sarah Douglas
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1994-01-21) 21 January 1994[1]
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sailing career
ClubAshbridge's Bay Yacht Club
College teamUniversity of Guelph
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Women's laser radial

She finished 6th at the 2018 Sailing World Championships. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan, finishing 6th in the Laser Radial class.[1][3][4]

Life

She was born in Burlington, Ontario. She started sailing at the age of 7 in Barbados and competed at her first world championship at age 10 in the optimist class.[1] She was Optimist Canadian national champion.[5]

Douglas went to school at the University of Guelph for her Bachelor of Commerce; as of 2019, she lists Toronto as her hometown.[1]

References
  1. "Sarah Douglas profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. "Canadian women's water polo team locks up Tokyo Olympic berth". CBC Sports. Canadian Press. 9 August 2019.
  3. "Canadian sailor Sarah Douglas finishes 4th in 2nd race of women's laser radial in Tokyo". CBC Sports. 25 July 2021.
  4. "Sailing - DOUGLAS Sarah". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. "Sarah Douglas". Sail Canada. Retrieved 27 July 2021.


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