Belinda Stowell

{{short description|Australian sailor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2011}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Belinda Stowell | image = | caption = | birth_name =  | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|28 May 1971}} | birth_place = [[Harare]], Zimbabwe | death_date = | death_place = | headercolor = lightsteelblue | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's [[sailing (sport)|sailing]] }} {{MedalCountry| {{AUS}} }} {{MedalCompetition| [[Olympic Games]] }} {{MedalGold| [[Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 470|Women's 470]] }} }}

'''Belinda Josephine Stowell''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (born 28 May 1971 in [[Harare]], Zimbabwe)<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url= https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/belinda-stowell-1.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200417183844/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/belinda-stowell-1.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 17 April 2020 |title= Belinda Stowell |accessdate= 3 December 2014}}</ref> is an Australian [[sailing (sport)|sailor]] and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in the [[Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|470 class]] with [[Jenny Armstrong]] at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in Sydney.<ref name=db-ol2000-sailing>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016101855/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=25&sp=YAT |archive-date=16 October 2013 |url-status=dead |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=25&sp=YAT |title=2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing |website=databaseOlympics.com |access-date=20 May 2008}}</ref>

In 2017, Stowell and Armstrong were inaugural inductees in the [[Australian Sailing Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sailinghalloffame.org.au/inductee/jenny-armstrong-oam-and-belinda-stowell-oam/|title=Jenny Armstrong OAM and Belinda Stowell OAM inductee page|date=3 November 2017|work=Australian Sailing Hall of Fame website|accessdate=2 November 2017}}</ref> She went on into coaching.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wais.org.au/other/news_detail.php?id=10185|title = WAIS}}</ref>

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