Shirley Robertson
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Olympic medal record | |||
Women's Sailing | |||
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Gold | 2000 Sydney | Europe class | |
Gold | 2004 Athens | Yngling class |
Shirley Ann Robertson, OBE (born July 15, 1968, Dundee) is a Scottish sailor and Olympic gold medallist.
She won her first Olympic gold medal in the Europe class at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, her crew in the Yngling class clinched the gold medal with one race to spare.
Robertson was named female sailor of the year by the International Sailing Federation in 2000, and was awarded an MBE in 2001]and an OBE in 2004.
[edit] Personal life
Robertson and her partner Jamie Boag live on the Isle of Wight. Roberston gave birth to twins on 12 July 2006 Killian (5.6lb) and Annabel (4.8lb)