Egnot, Leslie (1963–)
Egnot, Leslie (1963–)
New Zealand yacht racer. Born Feb 28, 1963, in South Carolina; moved to New Zealand (1973); grew up in Christchurch; sister of Jenny Egnot (sailor); Canterbury University, BA; married.
At Barcelona Olympics, won a silver medal in 470 class (1992); was New Zealand's Women's 470 champion (1985–95) and NZ's Women's keelboat champion (1990, 1991, 1993); won World keelboat championship (1990); also active in Squash and volleyball.
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