Jenny Armstrong

Jenny Armstrong

Personal information
Full name	Jennifer Margaret Armstrong
Born	3 March 1970 (age 45) Dunedin, New Zealand
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Medal record Women's sailing Competitor for  Australia Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Women's 470

Jennifer Margaret "Jenny" Armstrong OAM (born 3 March 1970) is an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in the 470 Class with Belinda Stowell at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.^[1]

Armstrong was born in Dunedin, New Zealand and attended Otago Girls' High School there.^[2] In Australia she was affiliated with the Middle Harbour Yacht Club in Mosman, New South Wales.^[3]

On 16 January 2001, Armstrong was awarded the Australian Sports Medal.^[4] Ten days later on 26 January 2001, she was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.^[5]

Armstrong again competed for Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

References

1. 2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 20 May 2008)
2. McMurran, Alistair (20 November 2009). "Otago Girls High School honours its Olympians". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
3. "Jenny Armstrong". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
4. "Jennifer Margaret Armstrong". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
5. "Jennifer Margaret Armstrong OAM". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 4 January 2012.