Nia Jerwood Explained

Nia Jerwood
Full Name:	Nia Jannet Jerwood
Nationality:	Australian
Birth Date:	17 January 1998
Classes:	470, 420, Optimist
Club:	Fremantle Sailing Club

Nia Jerwood (born 17 January 1998) is an Australian competitive sailor. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, in the women's 470 class.^{[1] [2]}

Jerwood and her fellow crew member, Monique de Vries, qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by finishing ninth at the 470 World Championships in 2019. In the same year they were named Female Sailors of the Year at the Australian Yachtsman of the Year awards.^[3] Coached by Olympian Belinda Stowell, they were selected to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in April 2021,^[4] finishing 16th in the field of 21.^[5] Detailed results.

Personal

Born in 1998 in Wales, Jerwood moved with her family to Perth three years later.

See also

• List of World Championships medalists in sailing (juniors and youth classes)

External links

• • Nia Jerwood at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nia Jerwood . 2021-07-30 . www.olympics.com.au . Australian Olympic Committee.
2. Web site: Sailing: JERWOOD Nia . dead . 2021-07-30 . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . 7 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211007091208/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/sailing/athlete-profile-n1484040-jerwood-nia.htm.
3. Web site: 2019-10-21 . Nia Jerwood and Monique de Vries named Australian Female Sailors of the Year . 2021-07-30 . wais.org.au . Western Australian Institute of Sport.
4. Web site: Butler . Steve . 2021-04-03 . WA duo get Olympic call-up . 2021-07-30 . The West Australian . en.
5. Web site: Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021 . 2022-04-01 . The Roar . en-US.