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Crisp, Jessica (1969 - )

Sailboarder

Born: 19 September 1969 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Jessica Crisp was a pioneer in the sport of sailboarding. In 1986, two years after the Olympic debut of the sport, she won the first of two consecutive world youth titles.

In 1986 and 1989 she was crowned world windsurfing champion. In 1993 she became the first Australian, male or female, to win the highly competitive World Cup Sailboarding series. She repeated the feat in 1994.

Career Highlights

Events
1993 - 1994
Winner of the Professional Windsurfing Association World Title - Crisp won the title two years in a row.

Sources used to compile this entry: 'Olympic Athletes: Jessica Crisp', ABC News Online, ABC Online, 2000, http://www.abc.net.au/news/olympics/athletes/crisp.htm; Jessica Crisp File, 2000; Newspaper Cutting File; National Sport Information Centre.

Published Resources

Australian Women Exhibitions

She's Game: Women Making Australian Sporting History, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2007, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/sport-home.html. [ Details... ]

Online Resources

'Olympic Athletes: Jessica Crisp', ABC News Online, ABC Online, 2000, http://www.abc.net.au/news/olympics/athletes/crisp.htm. [ Details... ]

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

Prepared by: Nikki Henningham
Created: 2 December 2006
Modified: 13 April 2007

Published by National Foundation for Australian Women on Australian Women's Archives Project Web Site
Comments, questions, corrections and additions: awap@womenaustralia.info
Prepared by: Acknowledgements
Updated: 3 December 2008
http://womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE2200b.htm

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