Olympic/Paralympic Trials 2004

   

2.4 Meter Europe 470 Yngling Tornado

Europe competitors in the 2004 US Olympic Team Trials

NAME: Melissa Bailey
MEMBER OF: Willamette Sailing Club
HIGH SCHOOL: Cony High School, graduated 1989
COLLEGE: Smith, graduated 1993
AGE: 32
BIRTHPLACE: Honolulu, Hawaii
HOMETOWN: Portland, Oregon
SAILING SINCE AGE: 28
SAILING RESUME: 2004
  Rolex Miami OCR (17th/20 Europes)
  2003
  Rolex Miami OCR (23rd/25 Europes)
  2002
  St. Francis Fall OCR, San Francisco (8th/14 Europes)
  Rolex Miami OCR (24th/24 Europes)
NAME: Allie Blecher
MEMBER OF: California Yacht Club
HIGH SCHOOL: Troy High School, graduating in 2006
AGE: 16
BIRTHPLACE: Fullerton, Calif.
HOMETOWN: Fullerton, Calif.
OCCUPATION: Student
SAILING SINCE AGE: 8
SAILING RESUME: 2004
  Rolex Miami OCR (18th/20 Europes)
NAME: Christin Feldman
US SAILING TEAM: 2001-2003
MEMBER OF: Bayview Yacht Club
HIGH SCHOOL: Grosse Pointe South High School, graduated 1904
COLLEGE: Georgetown University, graduated 1998, BS Foreign Service
AGE: 27
BIRTHPLACE: Detroit, Mich.
HOMETOWN: Grosse Pointe, Mich.
OCCUPATION: Marketing Assistant
SAILING SINCE AGE: 10
SAILING RESUME: 2004
  Rolex Miami OCR (9th/20 Europes)
  2003
  ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (12th/20 Europes)
  Rolex Miami OCR (11th/25 Europes)
  2002
  World Championship, Canada (64th/109 boats)
  St. Francis Fall OCR, San Francisco (2nd/14 Europes)
  Rolex Miami OCR, Fla. (8th/24 Europes)
  2001
  ABYC OCR, Long Beach (3rd/19 boats)
  Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, FL (4th/17 Europes)
NAME: Meg Gaillard
US SAILING TEAM: 1997-2003
MEMBER OF: American and New York Yacht Clubs
HIGH SCHOOL: Convent of the Sacred Heart, graduated 1991
COLLEGE: Connecticut College, graduated 1995, BA Int’l Relations
AGE: 30
BIRTHPLACE: Huntington, Long Island
HOMETOWN: Pelham, N.Y./Jamestown, R.I.
OCCUPATION: Sailing full-time
SAILING SINCE AGE: 6
SIGNIFICANT  2003 US SAILING Female Athlete of the Year
ACHIEVEMENTS: 2003 Europe World Bronze Medallist
  2000 Europe World Bronze Medallist
  1996 Most Athletic Award, Connecticut College
SAILING RESUME: 2004
  Rolex Miami OCR (2nd/20 Europes)
  2003
  Athens Regatta (7th/27 Europes)
  ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (1st/20 Europes)
  Rolex Miami OCR (2nd/25 Europes)
  2002
  World Championship, Canada (12th/109 boats)
  SPA, Holland (12th/97 Europes)
  Hyeres, France (10th/85 Europes)
  Rolex Miami OCR, Fla. (1st/24 Europes)
  2001
  Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, FL (1st/17 Europes)
  2000
  Europe Olympic Trials, San Francisco (2nd/23 boats)
NAME: Tanya Haddad
US SAILING TEAM: 2003
MEMBER OF: Willamette Sailing Club
HIGH SCHOOL: The Hotchkiss School, graduated 1990
COLLEGE: Tufts University, 1994, BS-Biology & Evironmental Science
AGE: 32
BIRTHPLACE: Kuwait City, Kuwait
HOMETOWN: Portland, OR
OCCUPATION: GIS Analyst for Oregon Ocean-Coastal Management Program
SAILING SINCE AGE: 11
SAILING RESUME: 2003
  ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (14th/20 Europes)
  Rolex Miami OCR (21st/25 Europes)
  2002
  St. Francis Fall OCR, San Francisco (5th/14 Europes)
NAME: Liz Hjorth
MEMBER OF: California Yacht Club
HIGH SCHOOL: Venice High School , graduated 1982
COLLEGE: Vassar College, class of 1986
AGE: 38
BIRTHPLACE: Santa Monica, Calif.
HOMETOWN: Marina Del Rey, Calif.
OCCUPATION:  
SAILING SINCE AGE: 6
SAILING RESUME: 2004
  Rolex Miami OCR (20th/20 Europes)
  2003
  Rolex Miami OCR (24th/25 Europes)
NAME: Melina Hoyer
MEMBER OF: Richmond Yacht Club
HIGH SCHOOL: Berkeley High School, graduated 1993
COLLEGE: UC Davis, graduated 1998, BS Chemical Engineering
AGE: 28
BIRTHPLACE:  
HOMETOWN: Kensington, Calif.
OCCUPATION:  
SAILING SINCE AGE:  
SAILING RESUME: 2002
  St. Francis Fall OCR, San Francisco (6th/14 Europes)
  1999
  Europe Olympic Pre-Trials, San Francisco (14th/18 boats)
  Europe Nationals, Cascade Locks, OR (7th/7 boats)
NAME: Sarah Lihan
MEMBER OF: Lauderdale Yacht Club
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COLLEGE:  
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