Shirley Ann Robertson, OBE DL (born 15 July 1968) is a British sailor and Olympic gold medallist. She made it into the history books by becoming the first British woman to win an Olympic gold medal at consecutive games, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.

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Shirley Robertson

Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
	2000 Sydney	Europe class
	2004 Athens	Yngling class
World Championships
	1993 Kaløvig	Europe class
	1998 Travemünde	Europe class
	2000 Salvador da Bahia	Europe class
	1999 Mornington	Europe class
	2007 Cascals	Yngling class
European Championships
	1999 Hayling Island	Europe class

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She won her first Olympic gold medal in the Europe class at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, her crew in the Yngling class clinched the gold medal with one race to spare.^[1]

Shirley was named female World Sailor of the Year by the International Sailing Federation in 2000, and was appointed an MBE in 2000 and an OBE in 2005.

In January 2006 she became the regular presenter of Mainsail, a CNN monthly program devoted to the sailing world. She was also a commentator for the BBC's sailing coverage at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She commentated on the sailing from Weymouth for the BBC in the 2012 Olympic Games.

Shirley was born in Dundee, but spent her early life in Menstrie in central Scotland.

Shirley married Jamie Boag in June 2006 They currently live in Cowes, on the Isle of Wight. She also has twins called Annabel and Killian