Ingrid Puusta
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Estonia |
| Born | 8 November 1990 Märjamaa, Estonia |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Sailboard |
| Club | Noblessner Yacht Club[1] |
| Coach | Matthew Rickard [1] |
Ingrid Puusta (born November 8, 1990 in Märjamaa) is an Estonian windsurfer, who specialized in Neil Pryde RS:X class.[1][2] She represented Estonia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and has been currently training for Noblessner Yacht Club in Tallinn under her personal coach Mat the Rickard.[1] As of July 2015, Puusta is ranked no. 18 in the world for the sailboard class by the International Sailing Federation.
Puusta competed in the women's RS:X class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by receiving a berth from the World Championships in Cadiz, Spain.[3] Delivering a mediocre effort in the opening series, Puusta managed to pull off a sixth position on the third leg, but fell short for the medal race with an accumulated net score of 134 and a fifteenth-place finish in a fleet of twenty-six sailors.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Ingrid Puusta". London 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ingrid Puusta". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "Finals Series Underway At RS:X Worlds". ISAF. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "Ingrid Puusta sai olümpiadebüüdil tubli 15. koha, soomlanna lähedal medalile" (in Estonian). Delfi. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Women's RS:X". London 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
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