Polly Powrie

Olivia Elizabeth "Polly" Powrie MNZM (born 9 December 1987) is a New Zealand sailor.^[1] She has won Olympic and world championship titles in the 470 class, and is also a former 420 world champion.

Polly Powrie
MNZM

Powrie in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Olivia Elizabeth Powrie
Born	(1987-12-09) 9 December 1987 (age 37) Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)	420, 470
Club	Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Coach	Nathan Handley
Medal record Women's sailing Representing  New Zealand Olympic Games 2012 London 470 class 2016 Rio de Janeiro 470 class World Championships 2007 Auckland 420 class 2013 La Rochelle 470 class 2010 The Hague 470 class 2014 Santander 470 class 2016 San Isidro 470 class 2011 Perth 470 class

Biography

Powrie and her sailing partner Jo Aleh, who were known as "Team Jolly",^[2] won the gold medal in the 470 class at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[3] In August 2013, exactly a year after winning their Olympic gold medal, Aleh and Powrie won the world title at the 2013 470 World Championships in La Rochelle, France.^[4] She and Aleh were named ISAF Female Sailor of the Year, the first New Zealand women to win that award.^[5]

Powrie is a graduate of St Cuthbert's College, Auckland.^[6]

In the 2013 New Year Honours, Powrie was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to sailing.^[7]

Powrie announced her retirement from Olympic sailing on 6 January 2017.^[2]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Polly Powrie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019.
2. "Kiwi yachting star Polly Powrie retires from Olympic sailing". Stuff. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
3. "Kiwi sailors pulverise field to claim gold". Television New Zealand. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
4. "NZ yachties add world title to Olympic gold". Stuff.co.nz. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
5. "Aleh and Powrie named 2013 ISAF Female Sailor of the Year". Retrieved 16 April 2018.
6. "St Cuthbert's Olympians". Stuff.co.nz. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
7. "New Year honours list 2013". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

External links

• Polly Powrie at World Sailing
• Polly Powrie at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• Polly Powrie at Olympedia (archive)
• Olivia Powrie at Olympics.com
• Olivia Powrie at Olympic.org (archived)
• Olivia Powrie at London2012.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 8 August 2012)
• Olivia Powrie at the Yachting NZ website at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 August 2012)