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| Full name | Jennifer Margaret Armstrong | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 March 1970 (1970-03-03) (age 55) Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Jennifer Margaret ArmstrongOAM (born 3 March 1970) is an Olympic sailor from New Zealand. After competing for her native country at the 1992 Olympics, she moved to Australia in 1996 and won a historic sailing gold for her adopted country at the 2000 Olympics.
Armstrong was born in 1970 inDunedin, New Zealand, to John and Robyn Armstrong.[1][2] Armstrong attendedOtago Girls' High School there.[3]
In Dunedin, Armstrong is a member of theRavensbourne Boating Club.[4] She went to the1992 Summer Olympics inBarcelona, Spain and competed in theEurope class for New Zealand, coming fourth in that competition.[2] Armstrong is listed as New Zealand Olympian number 592.[5]
Armstrong is married to Erik Stibbe, a Dutch born[6] sailing coach. They moved to Australia in 1996 when he secured a contract to coach Australian Olympicsolo dinghy sailors.[2][7] In Australia she was affiliated with the Middle Harbour Yacht Club inMosman, New South Wales.[1]
Armstrong attended the2000 Summer Olympics for Australia in her new home citySydney and competed in the470 class with Zimbabwean-bornBelinda Stowell. They won Australia's first gold medal in sailing in 28 years.[2][8]
On 16 January 2001, Armstrong was awarded theAustralian Sports Medal.[9] Ten days later on 26 January 2001, she was awarded theOrder of Australia medal for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.[10]
At the470 World Championships, Armstrong and Stowell won silver in both 2000 and 2001. Armstrong and Stowell were crowned femaleAustralian Yachtsman of the Year for both the 2000–01 and the 2001–02 seasons.[11]
Armstrong and Stowell again competed forAustralia at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the470 class and in that year, they came 14th.[12] Armstrong retired from international sailing after the 2004 Olympics.[13]
In 2016, Armstrong and her husband joined theOtago Yacht Club.[14]
In 2017, Armstrong and Stowell were inaugural inductees in theAustralian Sailing Hall of Fame.[15]
