Paige Railey

Paige Railey (born May 15, 1987 in Clearwater, Florida) is an American sailor who races in the Laser Radial division.[1] She has been a member of U.S. Sailing Team since 2005 and is also a member of the Harken and McLube Speedteam. She was awarded in 2006 the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Award and the U.S. Sailing's Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year.[2]

Paige Railey
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  United States
World Championships
2005 Fortaleza Women's Laser Radial
2010 Largs Women's Laser Radial
2011 Perth Women's Laser Radial
2013 Rizhao Women's Laser Radial
Pan American Games
2007 Rio Women's Laser Radial
2015 Toronto Women's Laser Radial

She nearly qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics but was edged out by eventual gold-medal winner Anna Tunnicliffe at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Paige competed in the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.[3][4][5]

Life

Railey was raised in Clearwater, Florida and is an alumna of the University of South Florida in Tampa. Her older brother Zack Railey is an American sailor and silver medalist.[6]

References
  1. "Paige Railey". Team USA. Retrieved June 17, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Jud Smith, Paige Railey Named Yachtsman, Yachtswoman of the Year". Sailing World. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  3. "Paige Railey". Team USA. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  4. OlympicTalk (2021-06-17). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  5. "Sailing RAILEY Paige - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-07-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Paige Railey". United States Sailing Association. Retrieved 2019-03-13.


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