American sailor
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nikole Barnes |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | (1993-09-20) September 20, 1993 (age 30) 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.
Personal life※
Barnes was born in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands and started sailing when she was six years old. 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. 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
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.
- ^ "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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Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- American female sailors (sport)
- American military Olympians
- Female United States Coast Guard personnel
- Olympic sailors for the United States
- Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 470
- United States Coast Guard Academy alumni
- United States Coast Guard officers
- 21st-century American women
- American yacht racing biography stubs