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Sarah Kathleen Gosling (Nee Webb) OBE (born 13 January 1977 in Ashford, Surrey)[1] is a British professional sailor and twice Olympic gold medalist.
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain | ||
| Women's Sailing | ||
 | 2004 Athens | Yngling class |
| 2008 Beijing | Yngling class |
| World Championships | ||
| 2007 Cascais | Yngling |
| 2008 Miami | Yngling |
| European Championships | ||
| 2008 Blanes | Yngling |
Sailing career
Webb joined the Royal Yachting Association's youth squad and competed in the Laser Radial class in the ISAF Youth World Championships in 1995 and 1996.[1]
She won a gold medal in the Yngling sailing class in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, together with Shirley Robertson and Sarah Ayton, collectively nicknamed "Three Blondes in a Boat."[2] She repeated this success in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, together with Pippa Wilson and Sarah Ayton.[3]
In early 2007, Webb appeared on and won BBC cookery programme Ready Steady Cook against fellow Olympic medallist Nick Rogers.
Already a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), she was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.[4]
She married multi-millionaire Adam Gosling, a son of the former car park tycoon Sir Donald Gosling in 2009.[5]
References
- "Sarah Webb". www.olympics.org.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
- "Olympic shootout for Athens blondes". BBC Sport Online. 2 July 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
- "GB Yngling women breeze to gold". BBC Sport Online. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
- "No. 58929". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2008. p. 13.
- 'Nervous' Olympic sailor marries, BBC News, February 9, 2009. Retrieved 02-24-2009.
External links
- Sarah Webb at World Sailing
- Sarah Webb at Olympics.com
- Sarah Webb at Olympedia
- Sarah Webb at the British Olympic Association
- GB Yngling Team website
- Sarah Webb page at Team GB website
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