Question: Facts: - sport: sailing - residence: auckland , new zealand - event: women 's 470 dinghy - weight: 154 lb kg on - height: 5 ft 8 in on - nickname: polly - country: new zealand - club: royal new zealand yacht squadron , auckland - medaltemplates: women 's sailing - birth date: 09 december 1987 - partner: jo aleh - name: olivia powrie - coach: nathan handley - nationality: new zealander - website: teamjollyracing.com - birth place: auckland , new zealand Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of olivia powrie .
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olivia elizabeth -lrb- polly -rrb- powrie mnzm -lrb- born 9 december 1987 -rrb- is a new zealand sailor .she holds olympic and world championship titles in the 470 class , and is a former 420 world champion .powrie and her sailing partner jo aleh won the gold medal in the 470 class at the 2012 summer olympics .in august 2013 , exactly a year after winning their olympic gold medal , aleh and powrie won the world title at the 2013 470 world championships in la rochelle , france .powrie is a graduate of st cuthbert 's college , auckland .powrie was made a member of the new zealand order of merit in the 2013 new year 's honours , for her services to sailing .