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Olympic sailor profile: Anna Tunnifliffe

Published 08/21/08
AP photo U.S. sailor Anna Tunnicliffe reacts after her gold medal performance in the Laser Radial women’s class sailing competition of the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Qingdao, about 720 kilometers southeast of Beijing.
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Class: Laser Radial
Hometown: Plantation, Florida
Birthplace: Doncaster, England
Age: 25
Education: Perrysburg High, Old Dominion University (2005 graduate)
Member of: North Cape Yacht Club
US Sailing Team: 2004 (Europe), 2005-2008 (Laser Radial)

Significant Achievements: Quantum Female College Sailor of the Year (2005), Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association All-American (2003-2005), United States Olympic Committee Sportswoman of the Year for Sailing (2007).

Biography: Born in England, Tunnicliffe was introduced to sailing by her parents, who owned a cruising yacht. She sailed Optimist prams...

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