Pippa Wilson
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain
| ||
| Women's Sailing | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2008 Beijing | Yngling class |
| World Championships | ||
| | 2007 Cascais | Yngling |
| | 2008 Miami | Yngling |
| European Championships | ||
| | 2008 Blanes | Yngling |
Philippa Claire Wilson MBE (born 7 February 1986 in Southampton) is an English professional sailor.
She won a gold medal in the Yngling sailing class in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, together with Sarah Webb and Sarah Ayton.[1]
Wilson was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.[2]
Pippa started her sailing career in the well renowned youth class dinghy, the Cadet then progressed to the 29er, 420, 470 then Yngling.
References
- ↑ "GB Yngling women breeze to gold". BBC Sport Online. 2008-08-17. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58929. p. 23. 31 December 2008.
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