Polly Powrie

Olivia Powrie

Personal information

Nickname(s)

Polly

Nationality

New Zealander

Born

9 December 1987 (age 29)
Auckland, New Zealand

Height

5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Weight

154 lb (70 kg)

Sailing career

Class(es)

420, 470

Club

Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron

Coach

Nathan Handley

Medal record

Women's Sailing
Representing New Zealand
Olympic Games
	2012 London	470 class
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	470 class
World Championships
	2007 Auckland	420 class
	2013 La Rochelle	470 class
	2010 The Hague	470 class
	2014 Santander	470 class
	2016 San Isidro	470 class
	2011 Perth	470 class

Olivia Elizabeth (Polly) Powrie MNZM (born 9 December 1987) is a New Zealand sailor. She holds Olympic and world championship titles in the 470 class, and is a former 420 world champion.

Powrie and her sailing partner Jo Aleh won the gold medal in the 470 class at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In August 2013, exactly a year after winning their Olympic gold medal, Aleh and Powrie won the world title at the 2013 470 World Championships in La Rochelle, France.

Powrie is a graduate of St Cuthbert's College, Auckland.

Powrie was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2013 New Year's Honours, for her services to sailing.

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