Meg Gaillard

Meg Gaillard
Personal information
Full nameMary Ellen Gaillard
Born (1973-08-08) August 8, 1973 (age 52)
Huntington, New York, United States
Sport
Sailing career
ClassEurope
College teamConnecticut College
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Salvador da Bahia Europe
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Cádiz Europe

Mary Ellen Gaillard (born August 8, 1973) is an American competitive sailor who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]

Sailing career

Gaillard was born in Huntington, New York.[2] During her youth, she sailed Optimist dinghy and with the family's Etchells.[3] She attended Connecticut College, graduating in 1995, where she also represented the school's sailing and soccer teams.[4]

Meg Gaillard won the bronze medal at the 2000 Europe World Championships in Brazil.[5] She was then runner-up in the 2000 US Olympic trials for the Europe event and missed the cut.[4] Gaillard won another bronze medal in the Eurepoe class at the 2003 ISAF Sailing World Championships.[6] For the next Olympics, she qualified for the Olympic Europe event.[4] At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Gaillard finished 14th.[2]

Personal life

Meg Gaillard is the daughter of Ann and Skip Gaillard.[3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Meg Gaillard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Olympedia – Meg Galliard".
  3. ^ a b Kelly, Caitlin (July 25, 1999). "BOATING REPORT; Focused on Steering a Dinghy to Sydney". The New York Times.
  4. ^ a b c "Meg Gaillard (2005) - Connecticut College Athletic Hall of Fame".
  5. ^ "Europe World Championships Overall".
  6. ^ "ISAF : ISAF Sailing World Championships 2003". Archived from the original on April 27, 2012.


United States Stub icon 2

This biographical article related to sailing in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

Content Disclaimer

Informasi ini disarikan dari Wikipedia dan disajikan kembali untuk tujuan edukasi. Konten tersedia di bawah lisensi CC BY-SA 3.0. Kami tidak bertanggung jawab atas ketidakakuratan data yang bersumber dari kontribusi publik tersebut.

  1. The information displayed on this website is sourced in part or in whole from Wikipedia and has been adapted for the purpose of restating it. We strive to provide accurate and relevant information, however:
  2. There is no guarantee of absolute accuracy. Wikipedia is an open, collaborative project that can be edited by anyone, so information is subject to change.
  3. It is not intended to constitute professional advice. The content displayed is for informational and educational purposes only. For important decisions (e.g., medical, legal, or financial), please consult a professional.
  4. Content copyright. Wikipedia is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License (CC BY-SA). This means that content may be reused with appropriate attribution and shared under a similar license.
  5. Responsible use. Any risk arising from the use of information from this website is entirely the responsibility of the user.