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Anna Tunnicliffe

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Anna Tunnicliffe is an American sailor born October 17, 1982, in Doncaster, England, who competes in the Laser Radial single-handed dinghy class. She won the Olympic gold medal in Laser Radial at the 2008 Beijing Games, was named ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year in both 2009 and 2011, and received US Sailing's Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year award every year from 2008 to 2011; she also won the women's Snipe class world championship in 2010 after finishing second in 2008, and later competed in CrossFit, winning the Masters 35-39 division at the CrossFit Games in 2018 and 2019.

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Birth Year
1982 1
Birth Date
1982-10-17 1
Nationality
American 1
Career Highlight
Tunnicliffe won an Olympic gold medal in the Laser Radial single handed sailing class at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 1
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1. Wikipedia, Anna Tunnicliffe
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  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Tunnicliffe lead, opening sentence (birth-date clause)
    born October 17, 1982
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Tunnicliffe lead, opening sentence (birth-year clause)
    born October 17, 1982
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Tunnicliffe lead, opening sentence (nationality clause)
    is an American sailor and CrossFit competitor.
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Tunnicliffe lead, career-achievement sentence
    In 2008 she won an Olympic gold medal in the Laser Radial single handed sailing class.
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