DOUGLAS Sarah

Canada
Sailing
21 Jan 1994
27
Female
Youth Olympian
BURLINGTON, ON
 
Canada
TORONTO, ON
 
Canada

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SAL Sailing Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial 6

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Kamakura
Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 01
#1
Finished
Followed by 		Kamakura
Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 02
#2
Finished
Enoshima
Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 03
#3
Finished
Followed by 		Enoshima
Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 04
#4
Finished
Fujisawa
Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 05
#5
Finished
Followed by 		Fujisawa
Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 06
#6
Finished
Fujisawa
Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 07
#7
Finished
Followed by 		Fujisawa
Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 08
#8
Finished
Enoshima
Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 09
#9
Finished
Followed by 		Enoshima
Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 10
#10
Finished
Enoshima
Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Medal Race
#11
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Youth Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
10Women's Byte CII2010Singapore, SIN

World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
6Laser Radial2018Aarhus, DEN

Class World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
12Laser Radial2017Medemblik, NED
27Laser Radial2020Melbourne, VIC, AUS
31Laser Radial2019Sakaiminato, JPN

Pan American Games
RankEventYearLocation
1Laser Radial2019Lima, PER

Class European Championships
RankEventYearLocation
6Laser Radial2020Gdansk, POL

Class North American Championships
RankEventYearLocation
2Laser Radial2018Long Beach, CA, USA

World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
6Laser Radial2019Enoshima, JPN
10Laser Radial2019Miami, FL, USA
21Laser Radial2017Miami, FL, USA
36Laser Radial2018Hyeres, FRA
37Laser Radial2018Miami, FL, USA
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Cooking. (olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019)
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Athlete
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Marketing Management - University of Guelph, Canada
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English
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Ashbridges Bay Yacht Club [Toronto, ON, CAN]
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Vaughn Harrison, CAN
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Her brother Greg is a Canadian sailor who competed at the 2012 Olympic Games in London in the Finn class. He also represented Barbados at the 2008 Games in Beijing in the Laser class. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 Jan 2020; sailswag.com, 05 Aug 2015)
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She took up sailing at age seven in Barbados. (olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019; sarahdouglassailing.com, 03 Jul 2019)
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She was inspired by her family's love for the ocean. Her brother started the sport and she followed. "I love being out in the water, I love the competitive aspect. I love sailing for its ability to be a lifelong sport and the variety of sailing you can do. You can head out on the water for a cruise with friends, stay overnight on a boat, or you can go the competitive route like I have and pursue your Olympic dream. I loved the whole lifestyle of sailing. And once I got into competition, I'm a very competitive person, so the actual sport and competition of sailing I really enjoyed." (olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019; Sail Canada Communications YouTube channel, 14 Jun 2019; healthyishott.com, 19 Mar 2019; laserinternational.org, 15 Feb 2019; sailswag.com, 05 Aug 2016)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sarahdouglassailing.com, 03 Jul 2019; Sail Canada Communications YouTube channel, 14 Jun 2019)
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She sails for 160 days a year and has five to six weekly sessions in the gym. (healthyishott.com, 19 Mar 2019)
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Canadian trampoline gymnast Rosie MacLennan. (Facebook page, 26 Oct 2019)
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Her parents, and coach Vaughn Harrison. (sail-world.com, 22 Feb 2020)
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"My advice for female athletes is to have no fear. Don't be afraid to speak up, ask a question and show everyone what you can do. I myself have been quiet in the past but it won't help yourself or your community to move forward." (sail-world.com, 22 Feb 2020)
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In 2019 she was named Canadian Female Sailor of the Year. (canadianyachting.ca, 12 Mar 2020)

In 2018 she was named Female Athlete of the Year by Sail Canada. (sarahdouglassailing.com, 03 Jul 2019)

In 2017 and 2018 she was named Female Sailor of the Year by Ontario Sailing. She also won the Ontario Sailing Salus Sailor of the Year award in 2018. (sarahdouglassailing.com, 03 Jul 2019)

In 2016 she was presented with the Marvin McDill Memorial Award for Rookie Sailor of the Year by Sail Canada. (sarahdouglassailing.com, 03 Jul 2019)

General Interest

General
HIATUS
In 2010 she decided to coach youth athletes at Ashbridge's Bay Yacht Club in Toronto, ON, Canada, for two summers after losing her passion for competition. She was inspired to start racing again by watching other Canadian athletes, and returned to competitive sailing in the Laser Radial class in 2014. She subsequently qualified for the Canada national sailing team as a senior athlete in 2015. "My sailing career hasn't exactly been smooth. After being successful as a youth athlete and going to the Youth Olympic Games [in 2010 in Singapore], I came second at the Canadian Youth Championships in 2010 and decided I was going to step away from racing. I stopped for a couple of years and filled my summers coaching, travelling, and going to volleyball camps. I came back in 2014 with a new-found drive and an Olympic dream." (sarahdouglassailing.com, 03 Jul 2019; laserinternational.org, 15 Feb 2019)

NATIONAL SWITCH
She competed for Barbados until 2008, and then switched to represent Canada. (sailswag.com, 05 Aug 2015)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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