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Price was born on 2 August 1992 in Sydney<ref name=aoc>{{cite web|url=http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/olivia-price |title=London 2012 - Olivia Price |publisher=Australian Olympic Committee |location=Australia |accessdate=2012-07-10}}</ref> and is from Drummoyne.<ref name=skipper/> She attended [[Drummoyne Public School]] before going to high school at [[St Catherines School]] then [[Sydney Distance Education High School]].<ref name=aoc/> She chose distance education in order to allow herself more time to compete and train, finally earning her HSC in 2011.<ref name=aoc/> {{As of|2012}}, she lives in Sydney |
Price was born on 2 August 1992 in Sydney<ref name=aoc>{{cite web|url=http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/olivia-price |title=London 2012 - Olivia Price |publisher=Australian Olympic Committee |location=Australia |accessdate=2012-07-10}}</ref> and is from Drummoyne.<ref name=skipper/> She attended [[Drummoyne Public School]] before going to high school at [[St Catherines School]] then [[Sydney Distance Education High School]].<ref name=aoc/> She chose distance education in order to allow herself more time to compete and train, finally earning her HSC in 2011.<ref name=aoc/> {{As of|2012}}, she lives in Sydney,<ref name=aoc/> and is part of [[The University of Sydney]]'s Elite Athlete Program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sydney.edu.au/news/84.html?newsstoryid=9825|title=Medal madness for University of Sydney|date=2012-08-13|accessdate=2012-08-14|publisher=[[The University of Sydney]]}}</ref> |
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Price is {{convert|164|cm}} tall and weighs {{convert|68|kg}}.<ref name=aoc/> |
Price is {{convert|164|cm}} tall and weighs {{convert|68|kg}}.<ref name=aoc/> |
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Revision as of 03:48, 14 August 2012
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australia |
| Born | 2 August 1992 Sydney |
| Height | 164 cm (65 in) (2012) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) (2012) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Sailing |
| Event | Elliott 6m — Women |
Olivia Price (born 2 August 1992) is an Australian sailor. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in sailing.
Personal
Price was born on 2 August 1992 in Sydney[1] and is from Drummoyne.[2] She attended Drummoyne Public School before going to high school at St Catherines School then Sydney Distance Education High School.[1] She chose distance education in order to allow herself more time to compete and train, finally earning her HSC in 2011.[1] As of 2012[update], she lives in Sydney,[1] and is part of The University of Sydney's Elite Athlete Program.[3]
Price is 164 centimetres (65 in) tall and weighs 68 kilograms (150 lb).[1]
Sailing
Price is a sailor, serving as a bowman and skipper.[1] She has been coached by Euan McNicol since 2010.[1] Her primary training base is Sydney, with a secondary training base in Weymouth.[1] She is a member of the Middle Harbour Yacht Club.[1] She has a sailing scholarship from the Australian Institute of Sport and New South Wales Institute of Sport.[1]
In 2008, as a sixteen year old, Price started competing in the ISAF World Cup Women's Match Racing Tour where she was the youngest woman in the competition, a title she held into 2012.[1] She was ranked the ISAF Women's World Ranking's number one bowman in 2010.[1] In 2010, as a crew member, she came in first at the 2010 Australian National Open Match Racing Champion and, as skipper, came in first at the 2010 Australian Women's Match Racing Champion.[1] At 2010 ISAF Sail for Gold World Cup in Weymouth, she earned a gold medal.[1] At the ISAF 2010 Women's Match Racing World Championships in Newport, Rhode Island, her team finished third.[1] In the Women's Match Racing Team category for the ISAF World Ranking List, her team was ranked first in 2010.[1]
In 2011, Price, Nina Curtis, and Lucinda Whitty formed their Elliott 6m team,[1][4] skippering the team from the start.[1] She competed in the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships.[4] Her team finished eighth.[4] At ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final in Sheboygan, her team finished third in match racing.[1] At the 2011 Weymouth & Portland International Regatta in Weymouth, Great Britain, her team finished fifth in match racing.[1] At the 2011 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland, her team finished seventh in match racing.[1] At the 2012 ISAF Sailing World Cup in Weymouth, her team finished first.[4][5][6][7][8] At the 2012 ISAF Sailing World Cup in Miami, her team finished second.[4][7] At the 2012 ISAF Sailing World Cup in Spain, her team finished third.[4][7] She competed in the 2012 ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship in Gottenburg, Sweden.[9] Going into the event, her team was ranked sixth in the world.[4] With five wins and two losses, her team finished third in their group in the group stage.[9] This was her team's final competition before the Olympics.[4]
Price has been selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in sailing[1][4][10][11] as the team's skipper.[2][8] She was named to the Elliott 6m team in June 2012.[2][4] She was the youngest member of Australia's sailing team.[2] In the lead up to the Olympic Games, she participated at a national team training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport's Italian training centre.[2] She went into London knowing that if she earned a medal, she would be the youngest female ever to earn one in the event.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "London 2012 - Olivia Price". Australia: Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^ a b c d e Staff writer. "Olivia is setting sail for London Olympics — People — News — Inner West Courier". Inner-west-courier.whereilive.com.au. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^ "Medal madness for University of Sydney". The University of Sydney. 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship — Aussies ready". Sail-World.com. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^ "Australian sailors win four gold medals on Olympic waters — Yacht & Boat". Yachtandboat.com.au. 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^ "Games Course Suits Aussies". The Australian. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^ a b c "ISAF Sailing World Cup standings — Australians top three classes". Sail-World.com. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^ a b "Olympic sailors eye record medal haul". Wwos.ninemsn.com.au. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^ a b "ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championships — Through to next stage". Sail-World.com. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^ "ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship — Off to a good start". Sail-World.com. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^ "London 2012 Olympic Games — Aussie sailors aim to bash the Poms". Sail-World.com. Retrieved 2012-07-10.