Allison Jolly
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Allison Blair Jolly (born August 4, 1956 in Saint Petersburg ) is a former American sailor .
successes
Allison Jolly took part in the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul in the 470 dinghy . Together with Lynne Jewell, she scored a total of 26.7 points, taking first place ahead of the Swedish and Soviet boats, which made the two Olympic champions . In the seven races of the regatta they placed five times on the podium, two of them in first place.
Jolly studied at Florida State University and worked as a programmer after graduation. Her future husband, Mark Elliot, was also a sailor and programmer. From 2004 she also worked as a sailing trainer at the University of South Florida .
Web links
- Allison Jolly in the database of World Sailing (English)
- Allison Jolly in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Olympic champions in the 470 class
1988: Allison Jolly / Lynne Jewell | 1992: Theresa Zabell / Patricia Guerra | 1996: Theresa Zabell / Begoña Vía Dufresne | 2000: Jenny Armstrong / Belinda Stowell | 2004: Sofia Bekatorou / Aimilia Tsoulfa | 2008: Elise Rechichi / Tessa Parkinson | 2012: Jo Aleh / Olivia Powrie | 2016: Hannah Mills / Saskia Clark 
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| SURNAME | Jolly, Allison |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jolly, Allison Blair (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th August 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint Petersburg , United States |