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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Career HighlightTunnicliffe won an Olympic gold medal in the Laser Radial single handed sailing class at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 1 Classification
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Why is Anna Tunnicliffe sometimes listed as Anna Tunnicliffe Tobias?
She married her CrossFit coach Brad Tobias in 2016 and changed her name to Anna Tunnicliffe Tobias.
On August 27, 2016, Anna Tunnicliffe married her longtime CrossFit coach Brad Tobias and changed her name to Anna Tunnicliffe Tobias. Both names refer to the same person.
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Anna Tunnicliffe Tobias (born October 17, 1982) is an American sailor and CrossFit competitor.
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born October 17, 1982
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born October 17, 1982
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is an American sailor and CrossFit competitor.
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In 2008 she won an Olympic gold medal in the Laser Radial single handed sailing class.
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In 2008 she won an Olympic gold medal in the Laser Radial single handed sailing class.
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Anna Tunnicliffe Tobias (born October 17, 1982) is an American sailor and CrossFit competitor.
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