Laura Baldwin (sailor)

Laura Jane Baldwin
Personal information
Nationality	British ; Australian
Born	17 January 1980 (age 42)
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games {{\| 2004 Athens \| Europe}}

Laura Jane Baldwin ^[1] (born 17 January 1980) is a British sailor who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics sailing the Europe dinghy.^[2]

Career highlights[]

2004 Athens Olympics - British Olympic Sailor in the women’s one person event, the Europe Class

2006 - ISAF World Ranked #2 in the Laser Radial class

2008 Beijing Olympics - Australian Team Media and Marketing

2010 - Australian Laser Radial Women’s Champion & Bronze medalist in the ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championships

2012 London Olympics - Sailing Coach to Krystal Weir (AUS)

2016 Rio Olympics - Sailing Coach to Maria Erdi (HUN)

Activism[]

In 2020, Baldwin joined Ocean Rebellion protests against cruise ships moored off Weymouth during the global COVID-19 pandemic.^[3] She is a spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion.^[4]

In October 2021, Baldwin was part of a group of Extinction Rebellion activists blockading the entrance to Fawley Refinery in Hampshire, alongside fellow Olympian Etienne Stott.^[5]

References[]

^ https://www.lasersailing.com.au/laser-training-a-big-hit/
^ "ISAF Sailor Profile". ISAF. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
^ "Cruise ship companies hit back at Weymouth Bay protesters". Dorset Echo.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Hancock, Sam (24 August 2021). "'Best club in London': Extinction Rebellion closes streets as it launches latest mass protest". The Independent. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^ "Olympians among protesters blocking Fawley oil refinery". BBC News. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.

External links[]

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[1] ttps://www.lasersailing.com.au/laser-training-a-big-hit/

[sref-2] "ISAF Sailor Profile". ISAF. Retrieved 7 February 2013.

[3] "Cruise ship companies hit back at Weymouth Bay protesters". Dorset Echo.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] Hancock, Sam (24 August 2021). "'Best club in London': Extinction Rebellion closes streets as it launches latest mass protest". The Independent. Retrieved 25 August 2021.

[5] "Olympians among protesters blocking Fawley oil refinery". BBC News. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.

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