Jo Aleh

PARIS 2024 EVENT: Sailing - Women's Skiff 49er FX

Jo Aleh is a two-time women’s 470 Olympic medallist, former World Champion and a former Female World Sailor of the Year. She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing in the Laser Radial (ILCA 6) before teaming up with Polly Powrie in the women's 470 a year later. They won the gold medal at the 2012 London Games and followed it up with silver four years later in Rio de Janeiro. 

Aleh retired from top-level sailing soon after but jumped into a new class and partnership at the start of 2022 - joining Olympic silver medallist Molly Meech in the 49erFX. The pair placed 7th at Paris 2024.

Aleh was the New Zealand Team Opening Ceremony flagbearer at Paris 2024.

She has also raced for the New Zealand SailGP team, Live Ocean's ETF26 crew and has been selected to represent Emirates Team New Zealand in the inaugural Women's America's Cup in Barcelona later this year.