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}} Anna Tunnicliffe (born October 17, 1982) is an American sailor and CrossFit competitor. In 2008 she won an Olympic gold medal in the Laser Radial single handed sailing class.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Anna Tunnicliffe )〕 In 2009 and 2011, she won the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Laser Radial.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Anna Tunnicliffe )〕 She also won the women's world championship of the snipe class in 2010, and placed second in 2008. She was named ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year in 2009 and 2011,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Anna Tunnicliffe, Iker Martinez and Xabier Fernandez Honoured By The Sailing World )〕 and US Sailing’s Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year every year from 2008-2011. Tunnicliffe also competes at the highest level in CrossFit, appearing at the CrossFit Games in 2013, 2014, and 2015. Her best finish was 9th overall, in 2013. She has two first-place event finishes at the Games: "The Beach" in 2014, and "Sandbag 2015" the following year. ==Biography== Anna Tunnicliffe was born in Doncaster, England. Her parents owned a yacht when she was a child and introduced her to sailing. Anna moved to Perrysburg, Ohio, in the United States, with her family at the age of 12. She attended Perrysburg High School and joined the North Cape Yacht Club, racing Optimists and other small boats for the next five years. In 1999 she began sailing the Laser Radial. Her first event in this boat was at the Leiter Cup in Detroit, Michigan. Despite her small build she advanced to the Smythe Finals for her area, where she was the only woman sailing. She participated in cross country, swimming, and track at the varsity level. In her senior year she won the district track championships in the 800 meters, setting a new high school record of 2 minutes 17.56 seconds. After choosing sailing over track, she decided to go to the Old Dominion University to study and sail. In January 2014, Tunnicliffe announced her retirement from Olympic Sailing after 12 years of competition.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Anna Tunnicliffe retires from Olympic Sailing )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sail World - Anna Tunnicliffe announces retirement from Olympic sailing )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sail World - Top US Woman sailor announces retirement from Olympic Competition )〕 She continues to pursue her professional CrossFit career. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anna Tunnicliffe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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