Shirley Ann Robertson,

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DL (born 15 July 1968) is a British sailor and Olympic gold medallist. She made it into the history books by becoming the first

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woman to win an Olympic gold medal at consecutive games,

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and

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. She won her first Olympic gold medal in the

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class at the

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. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, her crew in the

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class clinched the gold medal with one race to spare. Shirley was named female World Sailor of the Year by the

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in 2000, and was appointed an MBE in 2000 and an

in 2005. In January 2006 she became the regular presenter of ''Mainsail'', a CNN monthly program devoted to the sailing world. She was also a commentator for the

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's sailing coverage at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She commentated on the sailing from Weymouth for the BBC in the 2012 Olympic Games.

Personal life

Shirley was born in Dundee, but spent her early life in

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in central

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. Shirley married Jamie Boag in June 2006 They currently live in

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, on the

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. She also has twins called Annabel and Killian

References

External links

Shirley Robertson website
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Article on WideWorld Magazine
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