Elise Rechichi

{{Short description|Australian sailor (born 1986)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}} {{Infobox sailor | image = Elise Rechichi 3.jpg | caption = Rechichi in 2008 | full_name = Elise Maree Rechichi | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|01|11}} | birth_place = Perth, Western Australia | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's [[sailing (sport)|sailing]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Sailing at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalGold|[[Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 470 class|Women's 470 class]]}} {{MedalCompetition |World Championships}} {{MedalGold | [[420 World Championships#Women|2004 Mornington]]| Women's 470 class}} {{MedalBronze | [[420 World Championships#Women|2008]]| Women's 470 class}} {{MedalCompetition |World Sailing Games}} {{MedalSilver | [[2002 ISAF World Sailing Games|2002 Marseille]]| Women's 470 class}} {{MedalCompetition |Junior World Championships}} {{MedalSilver | [[List of World Championships medalists in sailing (juniors and youth classes)|2002]]| Girls 29er class}} {{MedalGold | [[List of World Championships medalists in sailing (juniors and youth classes)|2003]]| Girls 470 class}} {{MedalGold | [[List of World Championships medalists in sailing (juniors and youth classes)|2004]]| Girls 470 class}} {{MedalCompetition |European Championship}} {{MedalBronze | [[European championships in sailing|2007]]| Women's 470 class}} {{MedalBronze | [[European championships in sailing|2008]]| Women's 470 class}} | spouse = [[Karl Reindler]] }}

'''Elise Maree Rechichi''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (born 11 January 1986) is an Australian [[sailing (sport)|sailor]] from Perth, Western Australia.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Elise Rechichi |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/re/elise-rechichi-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203205753/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/re/elise-rechichi-1.html |archive-date=3 December 2016}}</ref> Rechichi and crewmate [[Tessa Parkinson]] represented Australia in the [[470 (dinghy)|470]] class at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Qingdao]], [[Shandong]], China, winning the gold medal. She was an [[Australian Institute of Sport]] scholarship holder.<ref>[http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/achievements/olympics AIS at the Olympics] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606223207/http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/achievements/olympics |date=6 June 2011 }}</ref>

In 2023 Rechichi and Parkinson were inducted as a team into the [[Australian Sailing Hall of Fame]].<ref>https://www.sailing.org.au/news/olympic-and-americas-cup-legends-among-hall-of-fame-2023-class/</ref>

Reichichi is married to racing driver [[Karl Reindler]], and they have two children.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reynolds|first=Emma|date=2017-12-05|title=This is what resilience looks like|url=https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/kids/its-been-an-overwhelming-journey-former-olympic-champions-greatest-fight-of-all/news-story/f88c9f22930280441085fed552037859|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206050334/http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/kids/its-been-an-overwhelming-journey-former-olympic-champions-greatest-fight-of-all/news-story/f88c9f22930280441085fed552037859 |archive-date=6 December 2017 |access-date=2020-09-16|website=NewsComAu|language=en}}</ref>

==See also== *[[List of World Championships medalists in sailing (juniors and youth classes)]]

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{World Sailing|id=AUSER1|www=elise-rechichi}} * {{Olympics.com|elise-rechichi|org_archive=20190901202941}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{AOC profile|elise-rechichi}} * {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010010514/http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/elise-rechichi |date=10 October 2012 |title=2012 Australian Olympic Team profile}}

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