• Entry type: Person
  • Entry ID: AWE2200

Crisp, Jessica

(1969 – )
  • Born 19 September, 1969, Sydney New South Wales Australia
  • Occupation Sailboarder

Summary

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.

Events

  • 1993 - 1994

    Crisp won the title two years in a row.

    Winner of the Professional Windsurfing Association World Title

Published resources

Archival resources

  • National Sport Information Centre
    • Jessica Crisp File