Christine Johnston (sailor)
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| Full name | Christine Susan Johnston | |||||||||||
| Nationality |  Great Britain | |||||||||||
| Born | 31 March 1975 Reading, Berkshire, England, UK | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Class(es) | Formula Windsurfing, Mistral, Raceboard, RS:X, Techno 293, Funboard | |||||||||||
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Christine Susan Johnston (born 31 March 1975) is a British windsurfer. She competed for Great Britain in the 2000 Summer Olympics, finishing 18th in women's Mistral One Design class.[1] She won the 2003 Formula Windsurfing World Championships[2][3] After retiring from professional sailing she went on to sell equipment and teach the new discipline of kite surfing.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christine Johnston". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Christine Johnston Wins Formula Windsurfing World Championship". formulawindsurfing.org. 10 October 2003. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Christine Johnston: Sailor Profile". ukwindsurfing.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Windsurfing world-champion is riding towards success". fundingcircle.com. 26 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
External links
[edit]- Christine Johnston at World Sailing
- Christine Johnston at World Sailing (archived)
- Christine Johnston at Olympics.com
- Christine Johnston at Olympedia
- Christine Johnston at Team GB
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