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Molly Meech

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Molly Meech
Meech at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born31 March 1993(1993-03-31)(age31)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)[1]
Sailing career
Class(es)49er FX,29er,ILCA 6
ClubTauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club
Medal record
RepresentingNew Zealand
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 49er FX
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Marseille 49er FX
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Matosinhos 49er FX

Molly Meech(born 31 March 1993[2]) is a New Zealand sailor.

Meech won the2013 49er FX World Championshipand a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics alongsideAlex Maloney.During the2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup,Meech and Maloney competed in the women's 49er FX competitions, winning in Miami and coming second in Weymouth. They again won in Miami to start the 2016 season.[3]Her brother,Samalso competed for New Zealand at the 2016 Olympics.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^abMolly MeechArchived25 August 2016 at theWayback Machine.rio2016.com
  2. ^"Molly Meech – Yachting New Zealand".
  3. ^"World Cup gold for NZ sailors".Stuff.Retrieved16 August2016.
  4. ^White, Peter (30 July 2016)."Road to Rio: Sailing siblings Sam and Molly Meech".The New Zealand Herald.Retrieved16 August2016.

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