Sarah Douglas (sailor)

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Sarah Douglas
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1994-01-21) 21 January 1994 (age 28)[1]
Burlington, Ontario
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sailing career
Club
College teamUniversity of Guelph
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Women's laser radial

Sarah Douglas (born 21 January 1994 Burlington) is a Canadian competitive sailor. She is the reigning women's Pan American champion in the laser radial event when she won gold in 2019 in Lima, Peru.[2]

She finished 6th at the 2018 Sailing World Championships. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan, finishing 6th in the Laser Radial class.[1][3][4]

Life[]

She was born in Burlington, Ontario. She started sailing at the age of 7 in Barbados and competed at her first world championship at age 10 in the optimist class.[1] She was Optimist Canadian national champion.[5]

Douglas went to school at the University of Guelph for her Bachelor of Commerce; as of 2019, she lists Toronto as her hometown.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Sarah Douglas profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Canadian women's water polo team locks up Tokyo Olympic berth". CBC Sports. Canadian Press. 9 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Canadian sailor Sarah Douglas finishes 4th in 2nd race of women's laser radial in Tokyo".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Sailing DOUGLAS Sarah - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 27 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Sarah Douglas". Sail Canada. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

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