Belinda Stowell


Country
Birth date
Age
28/05/1971 - Harare (ZIM) 
41
Height
Weight
Gender
172 cm / 5'8" 
68 kg / 150 lbs 
F
Sport
STOWELL Belinda

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RankEventYearLocation
Olympic Games
14702000Sydney, NSW, AUS
144702004Athens, GRE
World Championships
24702001Koper, SLO
24702000Balatonfured, HUN
94702011Perth, WA, AUS
274702012Barcelona, ESP
World Cup
14702012Melbourne, VIC, AUS

Nickname

B, Bel (olympics.com.au, 04 Jun 2012)

Hobbies

Water sports, emailing, cycling, swimming, surfing. (Yachting Australia, 28 Apr 2004; ISAF, 11 Nov 2005)

Occupation

Athlete, Coach

Education

Business - Edith Cowan University, Perth Amboy, NJ, USA

Family

Husband Arthur Brett

Language(s) spoken

English, French, Spanish

Club name

Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club/Freemantle Sailing Club

Coach

Arthur Brett [husband], Victor Kovalenko (mysailing.com.au, 08 Nov 2011; olympics.com.au, 04 Jun 2012)

Sporting relatives

She earned a swimming scholarship to a US high school. (sailinggirls.com.au, 07 Feb 2003)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
She began sailing at age four in Zimbabwe. (olympics.com.au, 04 Jun 2012)

Training
She trains for 15 hours a week. (sportforwomen.com.au, 10 Feb 2012)

Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning a gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. (olympics.com.au, 04 Jun 2012)

Hero
Australian swimmer Susie O'Neill. (sportforwomen.com.au, 10 Feb 2012)

Awards
She was presented with an Order of Australia Medal in 2001. (boatingoz.com.au, 07 Feb 2003)

She was named Female Sailor of the Year in 2000 and 2001 and won the Western Australia Institute of Sport Athlete of the Year award in 2000. (Yachting Australia, 28 Apr 2004)

General
FROM ZIMBABWE TO AUSTRALIA
She moved from Zimbabwe to Australia in 1991 to attend university. (olympics.com.au, 04 Jun 2012)

RETIREMENT AND RETURN
She retired from sailing after the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. After seven years she returned in 2011 to compete in the 470 class with sailing partner Elise Rechichi. (olympics.com.au, 04 Jun 2012)

Previous Olympics

Athens 2004, Sydney 2000


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