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Kristen Kosmala

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Kristen Kosmala
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1968-01-09) 9 January 1968 (age 56)
Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sailing career
ClubMiddle Harbour Yacht Club

Kristen Kosmala (born 9 February 1968)[1] is an Australian sailor who represented Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Kosmala competed in the three-person keelboat (Yngling) event with skipper Nicky Bethwaite and fellow crew Karyn Gojnich. Their best performance was a second in race 8 and they finished thirteenth overall.[2][3]

In March 2005 Yachting NSW appointed Kosmala coaching and programs manager.[4]

Kosmala won the NSW open apprentice masters radial laser and women's radial laser events in 2005/2006. She then finished 2nd in the 2006/2007 open apprentice masters radial laser event and 2nd in the open women's radial laser event in 2007/2008.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Kristen KOSMALA - Olympic Sailing | Australia". International Olympic Committee. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Kristen Kosmala Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 14 January 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Kristen Kosmala". www.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Yachting NSW Adds Olympian To Staff". sailing.org. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  5. ^ "NSW & ACT District Masters Champions". laser.asn.au. Retrieved 26 February 2020.