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Name
Lynne Jewell shore
Nation
United States of America
Place of Birth
Burbank California
Biography
1988 - Gold -Olympic Medalist - Women's double event - Pusan, Korea 1975– 2nd – Sunfish Junior National Championship, MA - Sunfish 1978 – 7th Women’s Worlds Championship, Holland - Full Rig Laser 1979 – 4th Women’s Worlds Championship, USA – Full Rig Laser 1979 – 1st – New England Collegiate Women’s Singlehanded Championship – Tech Dinghy 1979 – Sports Illustrator “Faces in the Crowd” 12 -24-79 1980 – 1st – Canadian National Women’s Singlehanded Championship – Canada – Full Rig 1980 – 1st – US National Women’s Singlehanded Championship – US – Full Rig Laser 1980- 1st – IYRU Women’s World Singlehanded Championship – Denmark – Full Rig Laser 1980 – 1st- New England Collegiate Women’s Singlehanded Championship – Tech Dinghy 1980 – 2nd Laser World Women’s Championship – Kingston, Canada – Full Rig Laser 1980 – First Women to ever qualify for the Men’s Collegiate Singlehanded event 1980 - Rolex Yachtswomen of the Year 1980 – US Olympic Athlete of the Year in the sport of sailing 1980 – People Magazine – Up and coming Women’s Athlete in Sailing 1981 – 2nd – US National Women’s Singlehanded Championship – US – Full Rig Laser 1981 – 4th - – IYRU Women’s World Singlehanded Championship – Italy 1983 – 1st -– US National Women’s Singlehanded Championship – US – Full Rig Laser 1983 – 2nd - IYRU Women’s World Singlehanded Championship – New Zealand – Full Rig Laser 1983 – 2nd – Laser World Women’s Championship – Gulfport, MS – Full Rig Laser 1984 – 1st - US National Women’s Singlehanded Championship – US – Full Rig Laser 1984 - 1st- IYRU Women’s World Singlehanded Championship – Scotland – Full Rig Laser 1985 – 2nd - US National Women’s Singlehanded Championship – US – Full Rig Laser 1985 - ? – Ladies Europe Dinghy World Championship – Norway – Europe Dinghy (5-10) 1985 – 2nd – Laser World Women’s Championship – Sweden – Full Rig Laser 1985 – 2nd – International Women’s Keelboat Championship – US (Crew) Backus Sisters – J-24 1988 – 1st 470 Women’s Olympic Trials – Newport, RI – 470 1988 - 1st –Olympic Gold Medal – 470 Women’s Class – Pusan Korea 1988 - 1st – Shiselido Cup Invitational – 470 Women – Japan 1988 – Rolex Yachtswomen of the year with Allison Jolly 1988 – US Olympic Athlete of the Year in sport of sailing– with Allison Jolly 1992 – 2nd – St. Petersburg YC Women’s Keelboat Invitational – with Allison Jolly 1994 – 1st – Bermuda International Race Week – Full Rig Lasers against men 1998 – 8th – Etchells World Championship - 100 boats 2011 – 2nd – Snipe Women’s Nationals – Snipe Class - 2012 – 7th - Snipe Women’s Nationals – Snipe Class 2013 – 2nd- Snipe Women’s Nationals – Snipe Class 2013 – 11 out of 99 – Laser Master North Americans –RI, US 7th – in Master Class 1st – Top Female 2015 – 17th out of 55 – Laser Master World Championship – Canada – Full Rig Laser (only women competing full rig) 2016 – 2nd – Snipe Women’s Nationals – Snipe Class 2017 – 9th out of 59 – Laser Master North Americans – NY- US – Full Rig Laser 3rd – in Grand Master Class 1st – Top Female 2018 – 7th/32 – Snipe Women’s World Championship – RI – Snipe Class 2024 – 6th/40 – ILCA Masters US Championship – MA – Radial Rig 1st – Top Female, 1st - Grand Master 2025 – 29/63 – ILCA Masters North Americans – RI – Full Rig Laser – 1st – Top Female 2025 – 13/37 – ILCA Master Atlantic Coasts – ME – Full Rig 1st – Top Female 2026 – 20/47 – ILCA Master Midwinters East – FL – Full Rig 1st – Top Femail Other Awards / Committees 1981- Scarlet Key Award– Presented by Boston University for outstanding contribution and Academics 1979 - 1992 – Committee Member on US Sailing 1988 – 1992 – IYRU Delegate on the Women’s Sailing Committee Member 1988 – 1992 – Advisory Board Member to the US Olympic Committee Induction 1987 – Inducted into Boston University’s Hall of Fame 1995 – Inducted into the Intercollegiate Sailing Association Hall of Fame 2004 – Inducted into Rhode Island’s Heritage Hall of Fame 2021- Induction into National Sailing Hall of Fame
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