Monique de Vries (sailor)

Monique de Vries
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1995-05-03) 3 May 1995 (age 29)[1]
Perth, Western Australia
Sailing career
Class(es)470, 49erFX
ClubSouth of Perth Yacht Club
CoachBelinda Stowell, Ruslana Taran, Victor Kovalenko

Monique de Vries (born 3 May 1995) is an Australian competitive sailor. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, in the women's 470 class.[2]

She and her fellow crew member, Nia Jerwood, qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by finishing 9th at the 470 World Championships in 2019.[2] 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 represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in August 2021,[4] finishing 16th in the field of 21.[5][6] Detailed results.

References

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  1. ^ "Sailing: de VRIES Monique". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Monique de Vries". Olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Nia Jerwood and Monique de Vries named Australian Female Sailors of the Year". WAIS.org.au. Western Australian Institute of Sport. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  4. ^ Butler, Steve (3 April 2021). "WA duo get Olympic call-up". The West Australian. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Sailing – Women's Two Person Dinghy – 470 – Group Results". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
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