Ingrid Puusta (born 8 November 1990 in Tartu) is an Estonian Olympic windsurfer, who specializes in the Neil Pryde RS:X class.[1][2] She represented Estonia at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics,[2] and trains at Noblessner Yacht Club in Tallinn under her personal coach Matthew Rickard.[1] As of March 2017, Puusta is ranked no. 10 in the world for the RS:X class by the World Sailing.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Estonia |
| Born | 8 November 1990 Tartu, Estonia |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | RS:X |
| Club | Noblessner Yacht Club[1] |
| Coach | Matthew Rickard [1] |
Puusta competed in the women's RS:X class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, receiving a berth due to her results at the World Championships in Cádiz, Spain.[3] Delivering a satisfactory effort in the opening series, Puusta managed to pull off a sixth position on the third leg, but fell short of reaching the medal race with an accumulated net score of 134 and a fifteenth-place finish in a fleet of twenty-six sailors.[4][5][6]
At the Rio Olympics Puusta almost didn't reach the medal race before coming 11th over all.
On the 25 September 2016 Ingrid Puusta windsurfed 164.5 km across the Baltic Sea alone to rise money for disabled sailing in Estonia. Puusta started from Swedish Farö near Gotland on Sunday morning 0737 UTC+3 and finished 2125 UTC+3 at Türju in Saaremaa, Estonia. Weak wind extended her crossing time to nearly 14 hours.
In the 2019 pre-Olympics event READY STEADY TOKYO in Enoshima, Japan, Ingrid Puusta achieved 8th position overall, achieving 3rd place in the medal race.[7] At the 2019 RS:X World Championships, held in tricky wind conditions at Lake Garda, she finished 28th overall.[7] She finished in 16th place at the 2020 RS:X World Championships.[7]
She has several Estonian Champion titles over the years.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Ingrid Puusta". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ingrid Puusta". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Finals Series Underway At RS:X Worlds". Sailing.org. ISAF. 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "Ingrid Puusta sai olümpiadebüüdil tubli 15. koha, soomlanna lähedal medalile" [Ingrid Puusta finished 15th at the Olympics, much closer to the final race] (in Estonian). Delfi. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "Women's RS:X". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "Ingrid Puusta". 2012.nbcolympics.com. NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013.
- ^ a b c "Sailor Biography". site-isaf.soticcloud.net. ISAF. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Ingrid Puusta's biography". esbl.ee. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
External links
edit- Ingrid Puusta at World Sailing
- Ingrid Puusta at Olympics.com
- Ingrid Puusta at Olympedia
- Ingrid Puusta at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Ingrid Puusta at ESBL (in Estonian)
