Mara Stransky
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1999-02-13) 13 February 1999
New South Wales, Australia[1]
Sport
SportSailing
ClubRoyal Queensland Yacht Squadron

Mara Stransky (born 13 February 1999) is an Australian competitive sailor.[2][3] She spent her teenage years living permanently onboard the family 50ft catamaran.[4]

Stransky competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021, in Laser Radial.[5] She finished 14th in the field of 44.[6] Detailed results.

In 2022 she won the Australian Sailing Female Sailor of the Year Award after winning the ILCA 6 class at Kiel Week along with top-10 finishes at the World Championships, Hyères Olympic Week and Allianz World Cup Almere regattas.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Mara Stransky". Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Mara Stransky". olympedia.org. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Mara Stransky". members.sailing.org. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Stephenson, Alison (23 August 2015). "Life at sea when you're sixteen". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Sailing STRANSKY Mara - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Slingsby, Stransky and Symonds dominate Australian Sailing Awards". Australian Sailing. Retrieved 7 December 2022.


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