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Tessa Parkinson

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Tessa Parkinson
Parkinson in 2008
Personal information
Born22 September 1986 (1986-09-22) (age 38)
Perth, Western Australia
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Women's 470 class

Tessa Parkinson OAM (born 22 September 1986) is an Australian sailor from Perth, Western Australia. Parkinson and skipper Elise Rechichi represented Australia in the 470 class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Qingdao, China, winning the gold medal.[1] She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tessa Parkinson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ "AIS at the Olympics". ausport.gov.au. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011.
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