Sarah Webb
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Great Britain |
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| Women's Sailing | ||
| Gold | 2004 Athens | Yngling class |
| Gold | 2008 Beijing | Yngling class |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2007 Cascais | Yngling |
| Gold | 2008 Miami | Yngling |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 2008 Blanes | Yngling |
Sarah Kathleen Webb Gosling OBE (born 13 January 1977 in Ashford, Middlesex)[1] is a British professional sailor and two-time Olympic gold medalist.
[edit] Sailing career
Webb joined the Royal Yachting Association's youth squad and competed in the Laser Radial Class in the ISAF Youth World Championships in 1995 and 1996.[1]
She won a gold medal in the Yngling sailing class in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, together with Shirley Robertson and Sarah Ayton, collectively nicknamed "Three Blondes in a Boat."[2] She repeated this success in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, together with Pippa Wilson and Sarah Ayton.[3]
In early 2007, Webb appeared on and won BBC cookery programme Ready Steady Cook against fellow Olympic medallist Nick Rogers.
Already a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), she was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.[4]
She married husband Adam Gosling in 2009. The couple have one child together. [5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Sarah Webb". www.olympics.org.uk. http://www.olympics.org.uk/beijing2008/AthleteProfile.aspx?id=5629#. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ "Olympic shootout for Athens blondes". BBC Sport Online. 2007-07-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/sailing/6243544.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ^ "GB Yngling women breeze to gold". BBC Sport Online. 2008-08-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/sailing/7566219.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58929. p. 13. 31 December 2008.
- ^ 'Nervous' Olympic sailor marries, BBC News, February 9, 2009. Retrieved 02-24-2009.
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- Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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