Eleanor Aldridge MBE was born on 29 December 1996 and is a British sailor from Dorset who competes in women's kite foiling.
14 Facts About Ellie Aldridge
1.
2.
Ellie Aldridge won the 2023 Formula Kite European Championships and took the silver that year in the World Championships.
3.
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Ellie Aldridge won a gold medal in the women's Formula Kite event.
4.
Ellie Aldridge was born on 29 December 1996 in Poole, Dorset.
5.
Ellie Aldridge was first introduced to sailing when she was seven years old and joined the Parkstone Yacht Club where she experimented with sailing dinghies.
6.
Ellie Aldridge was beaten by the Polish surfer Julia Damasiewicz.
7.
Ellie Aldridge led the UK contingent at the World Championships in August 2023 in The Hague.
8.
Lauriane Nolot won the event and Ellie Aldridge took the silver.
9.
Ellie Aldridge was followed in third and fourth place by fellow British competitors, Lily Young and Katie Dabson.
10.
Ellie Aldridge won the 2023 Formula Kite European Championships in Portsmouth beating the Dutch Annelous Lammerts and the French Poema Newland.
11.
Ellie Aldridge was then announced as a member of Great Britain's Formula Kite team.
12.
Ellie Aldridge has stated that this means that cannot do other things she enjoys like cycling and eating healthily.
13.
Ellie Aldridge went on to win gold in the women's Formula kite event.
14.
Ellie Aldridge was a member of the team of women who competed for the Women's America's Cup.