Alex Maloney
Maloney at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameAlexandra Maria Maloney
Born19 March 1992 (1992-03-19) (age 31)
Santa Cruz, California, U.S.[1][2]
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[3]
Weight56 kg (123 lb)[3]
Sailing career
Class49er FX
ClubMurrays Bay Sailing Club
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro49er FX
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Marseille 49er FX
Gold medal – first place 2009 Lake Garda 420
Silver medal – second place 2010 Istanbul 29er
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Cagliari Optimist
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Matosinhos49er FX

Alexandra Maria Maloney (born 19 March 1992)[4] is a New Zealand sailor.

Maloney is the sister of sailor Andy Maloney.[5] In 2007 in Cagliari, Italy she won a World Championship medal in the Optimist class. Maloney won the 2013 49er FX World Championship and a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics alongside Molly Meech. During the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup, Meech and Maloney competed in the women's 49erFX competitions, winning in Miami and coming second in Weymouth. They again won in Miami to start the 2016 season.[6]

References

  1. "Alexandra Maloney". Olympic.org.nz. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. "Alex Maloney". Olympedia.org. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Alex Maloney". Rio 2016 Olympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016.
  4. "Alexandra Maloney". yachtingnz.org.nz. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016.
  5. Johannsen, Dana (17 August 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Sam Meech secures Olympic bronze in Laser class". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  6. "New Zealand sailors Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech win 49erFX World Cup gold in Miami". stuff.co.nz. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022.

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