Maia Agerup Explained

Maia Agerup
Fullname:Maia Kristiane Agerup
Nationality:Norwegian
Birth Date:22 June 1995
Birth Place:Oslo, Norway
Club:Royal Norwegian Yacht Club
Coach:Krzysztof Kierkowski
Worlds:Best Female Team, 29er Worlds 2013
Nationals:2 x Norwegian Champion
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Maia Kristiane Agerup (born 22 June 1995) is a Norwegian Olympic sailor who represents the New York Yacht Club in New York, NY and Royal Norwegian Yacht Club in Oslo.[1]

Together with her twin sister Ragna Agerup she sailed the Olympic class boat 49er FX competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

In June 2016 the team was ranked 15th on the ISAF World Ranking. Their best ranking position is 4th, from December 2012. After competing in the Olympics, Maia started her education at Boston University, where she graduated in 2020.

She has previously sailed the Optimist dinghy and 29er.

Junior career

2010 - Silver. Norwegian Championship, Optimist

2010 - Gold. Norwegian Championship Teams Racing. (KNS - Ragna Agerup, Line Flem Høst, Sophie Tjøm)

2013 - Gold. Norwegian Championship, 29er

2013 - 12th place and winner of the Female Class. 29er World Championship. Aarhus, Denmark

2013 - 4th place. 29er EuroCup Overall (Best Female Team)

Senior career

2014 - Gold. ISAF World Cup, 49er FX. Melbourne, Australia

2015 - 9th place. European Championship, 49er FX. Porto, Portugal

2015 - Bronze. U23 World Championship, 49er FX. Flensburg, Germany

2016 - 4th place. ISAF World Cup, 49er FX. Miami, USA

2016 - 5th place. ISAF World Cup, 49er FX. Weymouth, United Kingdom

2017 - Silver. ISAF World Cup, 49er FX. Miami, USA

2017 - Gold. Junior World Championship 49er FX. Kingston, Canada

2017 - 8th place. European Championship, 49er FX. Kiel, Germany

2018 - Silver. ISAF World Cup, 49er FX. Miami, USA

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maia Agerup . . 19 April 2023 . 23 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230423134124/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/131255 . live .