Leslie Egnot
Encyclopedia
Leslie Jean Egnot is an American-born yachtswoman who competed for New Zealand at two Olympic Games
and won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona
, Spain
. Egnot teamed with Jan Shearer
in the women's 470
class and finished second behind the Spanish
crew.
Egnot and Shearer competed again at 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta finishing 16th. There competitiveness was hampered by an injury Egnot was carrying at the time. Egnot had previously been a reserve for Shearer and Fiona Galloway at the 1988 Summer Olympics
in Seoul
.
Egnot reverted to her American passport in 1995 and became one of the first women to helm an America's Cup
yacht. She is now a contracted coach with Yachting New Zealand and is its Olympic Operations Manager.
Egnot's younger sister Jenny Egnot
has also represented New Zealand in yachting at the Olympics, competing in the 470 at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
.
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
and won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. Egnot teamed with Jan Shearer
Jan Shearer
Janet "Jan" Lee Shearer is a New Zealand yachtswoman who competed for New Zealand at 3 Olympic Games and won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...
in the women's 470
470 (dinghy)
The 470 is a double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a centreboard, Bermuda rig, and centre sheeting. The name is the overall length of the boat in centimetres . The hull is fibreglass with integral buoyancy tanks. The 470 is equipped with spinnaker and trapeze, making teamwork necessary to...
class and finished second behind the Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
crew.
Egnot and Shearer competed again at 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta finishing 16th. There competitiveness was hampered by an injury Egnot was carrying at the time. Egnot had previously been a reserve for Shearer and Fiona Galloway at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
.
Egnot reverted to her American passport in 1995 and became one of the first women to helm an America's Cup
America's Cup
The America’s Cup is a trophy awarded to the winner of the America's Cup match races between two yachts. One yacht, known as the defender, represents the yacht club that currently holds the America's Cup and the second yacht, known as the challenger, represents the yacht club that is challenging...
yacht. She is now a contracted coach with Yachting New Zealand and is its Olympic Operations Manager.
Egnot's younger sister Jenny Egnot
Jenny Egnot
Jenny Egnot is a New Zealand yachtswoman.She competed for New Zealand at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, with Melinda Henshaw in the Women's Double Handed Dinghy class....
has also represented New Zealand in yachting at the Olympics, competing in the 470 at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
.