Nia Jerwood
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 17 January 1998[1] Wales |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Sailing |
| Event(s) | 470 |
| Club | Fremantle Sailing Club |
Nia Jerwood (born 1995) is an Australian competitive sailor. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, in the women's 470 class.[2][1]
She and her fellow crew member, Monique de Vries, qualified for the Olympics by finishing 9th at the 470 World Championships in 2019.[2] In the same year they were named Female Sailors of the Year at the Australian Yachtsman of the Year awards.[3] Coached by Olympian Belinda Stowell, they were selected to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in April 2021,[4] finishing 16th in the field of 21.
Personal[]
Born in 1998 in Wales, Jerwood moved with her family to Perth three years later.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Nia Jerwood". Tokoyo 2020 Athlete Profile Page. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Nia Jerwood". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Nia Jerwood and Monique de Vries named Australian Female Sailors of the Year". Western Australian Institute of Sport. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Butler, Steve (3 April 2021). "WA duo get Olympic call-up". The West Australian. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
External links[]
- Nia Jerwood at World Sailing
- Nia Jerwood at World Sailing
- Nia Jerwood at Olympics.com
- Nia Jerwood at Olympedia
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