Maloney at the 2016 Olympics
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19 March 1992 (age 24) California, U.S. |
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Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Class(es) | 49er FX | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Murrays Bay Sailing Club | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alexandra "Alex" Maloney (born 19 March 1992) is a New Zealand sailor.
Maloney is the sister of sailor Andrew Maloney. In 2007 in Cagliari, Italy she won a World Championship medal in the Optimist class. Maloney won the 2013 49er FX World Championship and a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics alongside Molly Meech. During the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup, Meech and Maloney competed in the women's 49erFX competitions, winning in Miami and coming second in Weymouth. They again won in Miami to start the 2016 season.