Molly Brigid O'Bryan Vandemoer (born April 13, 1979) is an American sailor who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Elliott 6m class with Anna Tunnicliffe and Deborah Capozzi coming 5th overall.[1] With Tunnicliffe and Capozzi, she also won the World title in 2011 and came second in 2012.[2][3]
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| Full name | Molly Brigid O'Bryan Vandemoer | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 13, 1979 (age 45) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| College team |  University of Hawaii at Manoa | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Previously, she was a High School National Champion, and competed with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa sailing team,[4] where she was the captain of the women's and co-ed teams, was named three-times ICSA All-American skipper, and won the ICSA Women's Dinghy National Championship in 2001.[5] She was awarded the Wayne Kight Memorial Trophy in 2001.[6]
She also won, with Anna Tunnicliffe, the Women's Snipe World Championships in 2010.
She is currently the director of the Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation (PYSF).[7]
References
edit- ^ "Tunnicliffe, Vandemoer and Capozzi Qualify for 2012 US Olympic Team". ISAF. May 8, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ "PERTH 2011 ISAF SAILING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - Match racing - Women - Elliott 6m". www.sailing.org. ISAF. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "ISAF WOMEN'S MATCH RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - PAST RESULTS". www.sailing.org. ISAF. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "EYE ON OLYMPICS: VANDEMOER GUIDES U.S. SAILORS". hawaiiathletics.com. July 3, 2012.
- ^ "Media guide" (PDF). www.teamusa.org. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ "Wayne Kight Memorial Trophy". sdyc.org. San Diego YC. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ "Coaches". Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
External links
edit- Molly O'Bryan Vandemoer at World Sailing
- Molly O'Bryan Vandemoer at U.S. Sailing at the Wayback Machine (archived March 10, 2013)
- Molly O'Bryan Vandemoer at Olympics.com
- Molly Vandemoer at Team USA (archived)
- Molly Vandemoer at Olympedia
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