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Jessica Watson

1993 - Today

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Jessica Rose Watson (born 18 May 1993 is an Australian sailor who was awarded after attempting a solo circumnavigation at the age of 16 from 18 October 2009 to 15 May 2010. Although she circled the planet, she did it in a narrow range of latitudes that resulted in her voyage falling short of the distance criterion of 21,600 nautical miles (40,000 km) for a circumnavigation – the equivalent of the circumference of the Earth at the equator – by nearly 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km); Watson was nevertheless named 2011 Young Australian of the Year and awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2012 for "...service to sailing and to youth through the achievement of sailing solo and unassisted around the world [sic], and as a role model for young Australians". As of November 2022, she resides in Melbourne. Netflix produced a film, True Spirit (2023), about Watson's voyage. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Jessica Watson is the 3,209th most popular athlete (down from 3,129th in 2024), the 602nd most popular biography from Australia (down from 592nd in 2019) and the 48th most popular Australian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jessica Watson ranks 3,209 out of 6,025. Before her are Nico Rienks, Domenico Semeraro, Abdullo Tangriev, Sylvia Rose, Andrew Triggs Hodge, and Ann Kristin Flatland. After her are Olaf Heukrodt, Martine Ohr, Włodzimierz Zawadzki, Sturla Holm Lægreid, Beatrix Schröer, and Urszula Kielan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Jessica Watson ranks 229. Before her are Hugo Dellien, Alba August, Masaki Suda, Alex Greenwood, Meghan Trainor, and Pablo Marí. After her are Petr Yan, Juan Iturbe, Ariana Marie, Aliana Lohan, Hugues Fabrice Zango, and Ivan Schranz.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Jessica Watson ranks 602 out of 1,143. Before her are Brett Emerton (1979), Justin Kurzel (1974), Rebecca St. James (1977), Luke Mitchell (1985), Jack Miller (1995), and Mark Rudan (1975). After her are Megan Gale (1975), Mathew Belcher (1982), Ivan Franjic (1987), Angus Sampson (1979), Sam Groth (1987), and Johnny Warren (1943).

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Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, Jessica Watson ranks 48. Before her are Kate Allen (1970), Rick Mitchell (1955), Dani Stevens (1988), Andrew Hoy (1959), Eleanor Patterson (1996), and Robert de Castella (1957). After her are Mathew Belcher (1982), Susan Lee (1966), Glynis Nunn (1960), Kim Brennan (1985), Debbie Flintoff-King (1960), and Simon Fairweather (1969).

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