{{Short description|Australian sailor (born 1988)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}} {{Infobox sailor | name = Nina Curtis | image = Nina Curtis at the Welcome Home parade in Sydney.jpg | caption = Curtis at the Welcome Home parade in Sydney | full_name = <!-- if different --> | nickname = | nationality = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|1|24|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]] | height = 167 cm (2012) | weight = 63 kg (2012) | classes = [[Nacra 17]], [[49er FX]], [[Elliott 6m]], [[Sonar class|Sonar]], [[Foiling50]], [[Yngling class|Yngling]], [[Hobie 16]] | club = Royal Prince Albert Yacht Club | collegeteam = | coach = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | [[Sailing (sport)|Sailing]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{AUS}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Sailing at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]] | [[Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Elliott 6m|Elliott 6m]] }} }}
'''Nina Curtis''' (born 24 January 1988) is an Australian [[sailing (sport)|sailor]]. She represented [[Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Australia]] at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in sailing, winning a silver medal.
==Personal== Curtis was born on 24 January 1988 in Sydney.<ref name=aoc>{{cite web |url=http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/nina-curtis |title=London 2012 – Nina Curtis |publisher=Australian Olympic Committee |location=Australia |accessdate=2012-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801211040/http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/nina-curtis|archive-date=2012-08-01}}</ref> She attended Bilgola Plateau Primary School before going to high school at [[Barrenjoey High School]].<ref name=aoc/> She earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in Human Movement from the [[University of Technology, Sydney]] after attending from 2006 to 2008.<ref name=aoc/> {{As of|2012}}, she lives in Sydney.<ref name=aoc/>
Curtis is {{convert|167|cm}} tall and weighs {{convert|61|kg}}.<ref name=aoc/>
==Sailing== Curtis is a sailor.<ref name=aoc/> She started competing in the sport when she was eight years old, after having her parents expose her to it since she was a toddler.<ref name=aoc/> She has been coached by [[Euan McNicol]] since 2010.<ref name=aoc/> From 2008 to 2010, she was coached by [[Dayne Sharpe]].<ref name=aoc/> Her primary training base is Sydney, with a secondary training base in [[Weymouth, Dorset|Weymouth]].<ref name=aoc/> She is a member of the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club.<ref name=aoc/> She has a sailing scholarship from the [[Australian Institute of Sport]] and [[New South Wales Institute of Sport]].<ref name=aoc/> Her national team debut was at the Harken International Match Racing Regatta when she was only fifteen years old.<ref name=aoc/> In 2007 and 2008, she competed in the [[Sydney]] to Hobart Yacht Race.<ref name=aoc/> She was named that 2010 Australian Female Sailor of the Year.<ref name=aoc/>
At the 2007 Women's Match Racing World Championships in St Quay, France, Curtis finished second.<ref name=aoc/> Her teammates included [[Nicky Souter]] and [[Lucinda Whitty]].<ref name=aoc/> At the 2009 Women's Match Racing World Championships in Lysikil, Sweden, she earned a gold medal.<ref name=aoc/>
In 2011, Curtis, [[Olivia Price]] and [[Lucinda Whitty]] formed their [[Elliott 6m]] team.<ref name=aoc/><ref name=20122perth/> She competed in the Perth [[2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships]].<ref name=20122perth>{{cite web |url=http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/ISAF-Womens-Match-Racing-World-Championship---Aussies-ready/98948 |title=ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship – Aussies ready |publisher=Sail-World.com |accessdate=2012-07-10}}</ref> Her team finished eighth.<ref name=aoc/><ref name=20122perth/> At ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final in [[Sheboygan, Wisconsin|Sheboygan]], her team finished third in match racing.<ref name=aoc/> At the 2011 Weymouth & Portland International Regatta in Weymouth, Great Britain, her team finished fifth in match racing.<ref name=aoc/> At the 2011 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland, her team finished seventh in match racing.<ref name=aoc/> At the 2012 ISAF Sailing World Cup in Weymouth, her team finished first.<ref name=20122perth/><ref name=weymouthg>{{cite web |url=http://www.yachtandboat.com.au/news/australian-sailors-win-four-gold-medals-on-olympic-waters |title=Australian sailors win four gold medals on Olympic waters – Yacht & Boat |publisher=Yachtandboat.com.au |date=2012-06-12 |accessdate=2012-07-10}}</ref><ref name=moreweyoth>{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/london-games/games-course-suits-aussies/story-e6frgdg6-1226390535614 |title=Games Course Suits Aussies |publisher=The Australian |accessdate=2012-07-10}}</ref><ref name=medalcount>{{cite web |url=http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/ISAF-Sailing-World-Cup-standings---Australians-top-three-classes/98764 |title=ISAF Sailing World Cup standings – Australians top three classes |publisher=Sail-World.com |accessdate=2012-07-10}}</ref><ref name=skipperyep/> At the 2012 ISAF Sailing World Cup in Miami, her team finished second.<ref name=20122perth/><ref name=medalcount/> At the 2012 ISAF Sailing World Cup in Spain, her team finished third.<ref name=20122perth/><ref name=medalcount/> She competed in the 2012 ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship in [[Gothenburg|Gottenburg, Sweden]].<ref name=gottenburg>{{cite web |url=http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/ISAF-Womens-Match-Racing-World-Championships---Through-to-next-stage/99031 |title=ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championships – Through to next stage |publisher=Sail-World.com |accessdate=2012-07-10}}</ref> Going into the event, her team was ranked sixth in the world.<ref name=20122perth/> With five wins and two losses, her team finished third in their group in the group stage.<ref name=gottenburg/> This was her team's final competition before the Olympics.<ref name=20122perth/>
Curtis has been selected to represent [[Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Australia]] at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in sailing.<ref name=aoc/><ref name=20122perth/><ref name=skipperyep>{{cite web |url=http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8486798 |title=Olympic sailors eye record medal haul |publisher=Nine MSN |accessdate=2012-07-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923085839/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8486798 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=morefoncorm>{{cite web |url=http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/ISAF-Womens-Match-Racing-World-Championship---Off-to-a-good-start/98984 |title=ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship – Off to a good start |publisher=Sail-World.com |accessdate=2012-07-10}}</ref><ref name=skipper>{{cite web |author=Staff writer |url=http://inner-west-courier.whereilive.com.au/news/story/olivia-is-setting-sail-for-london-olympics/ |title=Olivia is setting sail for London Olympics – People – News – Inner West Courier |work=Where I Live |publisher=Inner-west-courier.whereilive.com.au |accessdate=2012-07-10}}</ref><ref name=matchriac>{{cite web |url=http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/London-2012-Olympic-Games---Aussie-sailors-aim-to-bash-the-Poms/98728 |title=London 2012 Olympic Games – Aussie sailors aim to bash the Poms |publisher=Sail-World.com |accessdate=2012-07-10}}</ref> She was named to the [[Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Elliott 6m|Elliott 6m]] team in June 2012.<ref name=20122perth/><ref name=skipper/> In the lead up to the Olympic Games, she participated at a national team training camp at the [[Australian Institute of Sport]]'s Italian training centre.<ref name=skipper/> At the Olympics, the team won the silver medal.<ref>{{Cite sports-reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cu/nina-curtis-1.html |title=Nina Curtis |access-date=2017-06-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418072338/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cu/nina-curtis-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>
==References== {{Portal|Sports|Olympics}} {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{World Sailing|id=AUSNC4|www=nina-curtis}} * {{Olympics.com|nina-curtis}} * {{AOC profile|nina-curtis}} * {{Olympedia}}
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