Paige Railey

{{short description|American sailor (born 1987)|bot = PearBOT 5}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}} {{MedalTableTop | medals = {{MedalSport | [[Sailing (sport)|Sailing]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Women's Laser Radial World Championships|World Championships]] }} {{MedalGold | 2005 Fortaleza | Women's Laser Radial }} {{MedalBronze | 2010 Largs | Women's Laser Radial }} {{MedalBronze | [[2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships|2011 Perth]] | Women's Laser Radial }} {{MedalBronze | 2013 Rizhao | Women's Laser Radial }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Pan American Games]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2007 Pan American Games|2007 Rio]] | [[Sailing at the 2007 Pan American Games|Women's Laser Radial]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2015 Pan American Games|2015 Toronto]] | [[Sailing at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's Laser Radial|Women's Laser Radial]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2011 Pan American Games|2011 Guadalajara]] | [[Sailing at the 2011 Pan American Games – Laser Radial|Women's Laser Radial]] }} }}

'''Paige Railey''' (born May 15, 1987, in [[Clearwater, Florida]]) is an American [[sailing (sport)|sailor]] who races in the [[Laser Radial]] division.<ref name="teamusa">{{Cite web |title=Paige Railey |url=https://www.teamusa.org/us-sailing/athletes/Paige-Railey |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915034620/http://www.teamusa.org/us-sailing/athletes/Paige-Railey |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 15, 2015 |website=Team USA |access-date=June 17, 2021}}</ref> She has been a member of U.S. Sailing Team since 2005 and is also a member of the Harken and McLube Speedteam. She was awarded in 2006 the [[ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards|ISAF World Sailor of the Year Award]] and the [[US Sailor of the Year Awards|U.S. Sailing's Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jud Smith, Paige Railey Named Yachtsman, Yachtswoman of the Year |url=https://www.sailingworld.com/racing/jud-smith-paige-railey-named-yachtsman-yachtswoman-year/ |website=Sailing World |date=January 12, 2007 |access-date=July 28, 2021}}</ref>

She nearly qualified for the [[2008 Beijing Olympics]] but was edged out by eventual gold-medal winner [[Anna Tunnicliffe]] at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Paige competed in the [[2012 Olympic games|2012 Olympic Games]] in [[London]], the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Olympic Games]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], and the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Olympic Games]] in [[Tokyo]].<ref name="teamusa" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games |url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/06/17/tokyo-olympics-team-usa-athlete-roster/ |website=[[NBC Olympics]] |date=June 17, 2021 |access-date=June 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sailing: RAILEY Paige |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/sailing/athlete-profile-n1332246-railey-paige.htm |access-date=July 28, 2021 |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=[[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728000347/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/sailing/athlete-profile-n1332246-railey-paige.htm |archive-date=July 28, 2021}}</ref>

== Life == Railey was raised in [[Clearwater, Florida]] and is an alumna of the [[University of South Florida]] in [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]. Her older brother [[Zach Railey|Zack Railey]] is an American sailor and silver medalist.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ussailing.org/athletes/paige-railey/ |title=Paige Railey |website=United States Sailing Association |access-date=March 13, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026105721/https://www.ussailing.org/athletes/paige-railey/ |archive-date=October 26, 2020}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{sports links}} * {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061123161949/http://www.usolympicteam.com/26_49893.htm |date=mdy |title=Paige's 2008 U.S. Olympic hopeful bio}}

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