| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nikole Barnes |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | September 20, 1993 Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Sailing |
Nikole "Nikki" Barnes (born September 20, 1993) is an American sailor. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held July–August 2021 in Tokyo, in the Women's Two Person Dinghy - 470 event.[1]
Personal life
Barnes was born in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands and started sailing when she was six years old.[2] She is a 2017 graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy and is now an active-duty member, currently a lieutenant attached to Sector Miami.[3][4] She is the first member of the Coast Guard to ever compete in the Olympic games.
Career highlights
- 3rd at the 2011 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships in the i420
- Quantum Women's Sailor of the Year award
- 2017 Sportsman of the Year award
- 3 All-American honors three times[2]
References
- ↑ "Sailing - BARNES Nikole". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- 1 2 "Nikki Barnes". ussailing.org. US Sailing. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ↑ "Olympic sailing: Time to cheer for our very own LT Nikki Barnes!". mycg.uscg.mil. United States Coast Guard. July 27, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ↑ "LT Nikki Barnes at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". uscgasports.com. United States Coast Guard Academy. July 29, 2021.
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