Laura Baldwin (sailor)
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| Full name | Laura Jane Baldwin | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 1980 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Laura Jane Baldwin[1] (born 17 January 1980) is a British sailor who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics sailing the Europe dinghy.[2]
Career highlights
[edit]- 2004 Athens Olympics - British Olympic sailor in the women’s one person event, the Europe class
- 2006 - ISAF World Ranked #2 in the Laser Radial class
- 2008 Beijing Olympics - Australian Team Media and Marketing
- 2010 - Australian Laser Radial Women’s Champion & Bronze medalist in the ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championships
- 2012 London Olympics - Sailing Coach to Krystal Weir (AUS)
- 2016 Rio Olympics - Sailing Coach to Maria Erdi (HUN)
Activism
[edit]Baldwin is a member of the World Olympians Association's Environment Committee. She is the Founder of "Portland 4 the Planet" a Transition Town group. Baldwin is in the Green Party of England and Wales's Executive Campaigns Committee and is in her town's council climate action working group.[3]
In November 2020, Baldwin joined Champions for Earth.[3]
In 2020, Baldwin joined Ocean Rebellion protests against cruise ships moored off Weymouth during the global COVID-19 pandemic.[4] She is a spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion.[5]
In October 2021, Baldwin was part of a group of Extinction Rebellion activists blockading the entrance to Fawley Refinery in Hampshire, alongside fellow Olympian Etienne Stott.[6]
In 2023, she campaigned against the proposed Portland Port waste incinerator.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Laser training a big hit !". 4 February 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "ISAF Sailor Profile". ISAF. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Our Team". Champions For Earth. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Cruise ship companies hit back at Weymouth Bay protesters". Dorset Echo.
- ^ Hancock, Sam (24 August 2021). "'Best club in London': Extinction Rebellion closes streets as it launches latest mass protest". The Independent. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Olympians among protesters blocking Fawley oil refinery". BBC News. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Portland Port waste incinerator refused by council". BBC News. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
External links
[edit]- Laura Caldecoat (Great Britain) at World Sailing
- Laura Baldwin (Australia) at World Sailing
- Laura Baldwin at Olympics.com
- Laura Baldwin at Olympedia (archive)
- Laura Baldwin at Team GB
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