Armstrong, Jenny (1970–)
Armstrong, Jenny (1970–)
New Zealand-born sailor. Born Mar 3, 1970, in Dunedin, New Zealand; m. Erik Stibbe (Olympic sailing coach).
Competed for New Zealand at Barcelona Olympics, placing 4th in Europe class (1992); crewed the all-female Elle Racing entry for the Whitbread 60 around-the-world race (1996); became an Australian citizen (1998); won a gold medal for double-handed dinghy (470) at Sydney Olympics (2000); won World championships in double-handed dinghy class (2002).
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