# Nina Curtis

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Australian sailor (born 1988)

Nina Curtis Curtis at the Welcome Home parade in Sydney Personal information Born (1988-01-24) 24 January 1988 (age 38) Sydney, New South Wales Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) (2012) Weight 63 kg (139 lb) (2012) Sailing career Sport Sailing Club Royal Prince Albert Yacht Club Class(es) Nacra 17, 49er FX, Elliott 6m, Sonar, Foiling50, Yngling, Hobie 16

**Nina Curtis** (born 24 January 1988) is an Australian [sailor](/source/Sailing_(sport)). She represented [Australia](/source/Australia_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics) at the [2012 Summer Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics) in sailing, winning a silver medal.

## Personal

Curtis was born on 24 January 1988 in Sydney.[1] She attended Bilgola Plateau Primary School before going to high school at [Barrenjoey High School](/source/Barrenjoey_High_School).[1] She earned a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) in Human Movement from the [University of Technology, Sydney](/source/University_of_Technology%2C_Sydney) after attending from 2006 to 2008.[1] As of 2012[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nina_Curtis&action=edit), she lives in Sydney.[1]

Curtis is 167 centimetres (66 in) tall and weighs 61 kilograms (134 lb).[1]

## Sailing

Curtis is a sailor.[1] 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.[1] She has been coached by [Euan McNicol](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Euan_McNicol&action=edit&redlink=1) since 2010.[1] From 2008 to 2010, she was coached by [Dayne Sharpe](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dayne_Sharpe&action=edit&redlink=1).[1] Her primary training base is Sydney, with a secondary training base in [Weymouth](/source/Weymouth%2C_Dorset).[1] She is a member of the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club.[1] She has a sailing scholarship from the [Australian Institute of Sport](/source/Australian_Institute_of_Sport) and [New South Wales Institute of Sport](/source/New_South_Wales_Institute_of_Sport).[1] Her national team debut was at the Harken International Match Racing Regatta when she was only fifteen years old.[1] In 2007 and 2008, she competed in the [Sydney](/source/Sydney) to Hobart Yacht Race.[1] She was named that 2010 Australian Female Sailor of the Year.[1]

At the 2007 Women's Match Racing World Championships in St Quay, France, Curtis finished second.[1] Her teammates included [Nicky Souter](/source/Nicky_Souter) and [Lucinda Whitty](/source/Lucinda_Whitty).[1] At the 2009 Women's Match Racing World Championships in Lysikil, Sweden, she earned a gold medal.[1]

In 2011, Curtis, [Olivia Price](/source/Olivia_Price) and [Lucinda Whitty](/source/Lucinda_Whitty) formed their [Elliott 6m](/source/Elliott_6m) team.[1][2] She competed in the Perth [2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships](/source/2011_ISAF_Sailing_World_Championships).[2] Her team finished eighth.[1][2] At ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final in [Sheboygan](/source/Sheboygan%2C_Wisconsin), her team finished third in match racing.[1] At the 2011 Weymouth & Portland International Regatta in Weymouth, Great Britain, her team finished fifth in match racing.[1] At the 2011 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland, her team finished seventh in match racing.[1] At the 2012 ISAF Sailing World Cup in Weymouth, her team finished first.[2][3][4][5][6] At the 2012 ISAF Sailing World Cup in Miami, her team finished second.[2][5] At the 2012 ISAF Sailing World Cup in Spain, her team finished third.[2][5] She competed in the 2012 ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship in [Gottenburg, Sweden](/source/Gothenburg).[7] Going into the event, her team was ranked sixth in the world.[2] With five wins and two losses, her team finished third in their group in the group stage.[7] This was her team's final competition before the Olympics.[2]

Curtis has been selected to represent [Australia](/source/Australia_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics) at the [2012 Summer Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics) in sailing.[1][2][6][8][9][10] She was named to the [Elliott 6m](/source/Sailing_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Elliott_6m) team in June 2012.[2][9] In the lead up to the Olympic Games, she participated at a national team training camp at the [Australian Institute of Sport](/source/Australian_Institute_of_Sport)'s Italian training centre.[9] At the Olympics, the team won the silver medal.[11]

## References

- [Sports portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Sports)
- [Olympics portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Olympics)

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## External links

- [Nina Curtis](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor/nina-curtis?ref=AUSNC4) at [World Sailing](/source/World_Sailing) (archived, [alternate link](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor/?ref=AUSNC4))

- [Nina Curtis](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/nina-curtis) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [Nina Curtis](https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/nina-curtis/) at the [Australian Olympic Committee](/source/Australian_Olympic_Committee)

- [Nina Curtis](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/124171) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

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Authority control databases: People Trove Australian Women's Register

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