Sophia Frances Morgan (born 5 August 2003) is a Fijian sailor, who came second in the Women's Laser Radial team event at the

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, and the individual and team events at the

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. She competed in the laser radial event at the delayed

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, and has qualified for the

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Personal life

Morgan grew up in Lami, Fiji, and as a youngster, she played football in Rewa. Morgan moved to New Zealand for

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. She has studied at

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, New Zealand. and later

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at the

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. Her father is also a sailor.

Career

Morgan started sailing at the

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. She chose to move to New Zealand to be involved in more competitive sailing competitions. She came second in the Women's Laser Radial team event at the

, alongside Nelle Leenders. In January 2020, she competed at the joint Australian and Oceania Championships, and the Australian Youth Championships. At the 2020 Women's Laser Radial World Championship, Morgan was the best place sailor from the

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region. As a result, she qualified for the

. She participated in the laser radial event, and was the only Fijian sailor at the Games. After qualifying for the Olympics, Morgan was invited to train with the New Zealand Youth sailing squad. She also received a scholarship from the

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to fund her appearance at the Games. In March 2020, Morgan came third in a college schools

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class event. In January 2021, she came second in the youth event at the New Zealand Laser National Championships, and in April, she came second in the Girl's Youth Laser Radial event at the Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta. In May, she was the third woman, and seventh overall, at the NSFW Laser Championships. She came third in two races at the event. At the Olympics, Morgan finished 42nd overall. Morgan was given an

scholarship to aid her attempt to qualify for the

in Paris. At the

, she finished second in the individual and team events, and in December 2023, she was confirmed as qualified for the Olympics.

References

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Sophia Frances Morgan
at the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Sophia 2003 births Living people Fijian female sailors (sport) Fijian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Olympic sailors for Fiji Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Laser Radial Sailors at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Laser Radial People from Rewa Province Pacific Games silver medalists for Fiji University of Auckland alumni 21st-century Fijian people