Melanie Dennison

Melanie Dennison
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1973-10-23) 23 October 1973 (age 51)
Mildura, Victoria, Australia
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sailing career
ClubRoyal Brighton Yacht Club

Melanie Jane Dennison (born 23 October 1973)[1] is an Australian sailor who represented Australia at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Dennison was 1994 world champion in Women's Laser Radials held in Japan.[2]

Dennison competed in the 2000 Europe dinghy event and finished in 15th place. Her best performances in the heats were a third and fourth in eleven race series.[3]

After the 2000 Olympics Dennison trained at the Australian Institute of Sport sailing Ynglings with Fiona Herbert and Caroline Aders. They competed at the Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta in Spain in 2002.[4]

  1. ^ "Melanie DENNISON - Olympic Sailing | Australia". International Olympic Committee. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Sports 123: Sailing: World Championships: Women: Laser Radial". 27 November 2010. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Melanie Dennison Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 14 January 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. ^ "AYF High Performance Update". www.sail-worldcruising.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.