Kristen Kosmala Explained

Club:	Middle Harbour Yacht Club
Kristen Kosmala
Height:	168cm (66inches)
Birth Place:	Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Birth Date:	9 January 1968
Nationality:	Australian

Kristen Kosmala (born 9 February 1968)^[1] is an Australian sailor who represented Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Kosmala competed in the three-person keelboat (Yngling) event with skipper Nicky Bethwaite and fellow crew Karyn Gojnich. Their best performance was a second in race 8 and they finished thirteenth overall.^{[2] [3]}

In March 2005 Yachting NSW appointed Kosmala coaching and programs manager.^[4]

Kosmala won the NSW open apprentice masters radial laser and women's radial laser events in 2005/2006. She then finished 2nd in the 2006/2007 open apprentice masters radial laser event and 2nd in the open women's radial laser event in 2007/2008.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kristen KOSMALA - Olympic Sailing Australia. 2016-06-20. International Olympic Committee. en. 2020-02-26.
2. Web site: Kristen Kosmala Bio, Stats, and Results Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20200114200525/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/kristen-kosmala-1.html. dead. 2020-01-14. 2020-01-14. 2020-02-26.
3. Web site: Kristen Kosmala. www.olympics.com.au. en. 2020-02-26.
4. Web site: Yachting NSW Adds Olympian To Staff. sailing.org. en. 2020-02-26.
5. Web site: NSW & ACT District Masters Champions. laser.asn.au. 2020-02-26.