Jewell, Lynne (1959–)
Jewell, Lynne (1959–)
American yacht racer. Name variations: Lynne Jewell Shore. Born Nov 26, 1959; graduate of Boston University, 1981.
At Seoul Olympics, won a gold medal in 470 class with Allison Jolly (1988); placed 2nd at World championships in standard (1980, 1983, 1985); while at BU, was the 1st female to qualify for the men's collegiate single-handed championship.
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