Jenny Armstrong

Sailing for New Zealand In Dunedin, Armstrong is a member of the Ravensbourne Boating Club. She went to the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and competed in the Europe class for New Zealand, coming fourth in that competition.

Sailing for Australia Armstrong is married to Erik Stibbe, a Dutch born sailing coach. They moved to Australia in 1996 when he secured a contract to coach Australian Olympic solo dinghy sailors. In Australia she was affiliated with the Middle Harbour Yacht Club in Mosman, New South Wales.

On 16 January 2001, Armstrong was awarded the Australian Sports Medal. Ten days later on 26 January 2001, she was awarded the Order of Australia medal for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

At the 470 World Championships, Armstrong and Stowell won silver in both 2000 and 2001. Armstrong and Stowell were crowned female Australian Yachtsman of the Year for both the 2000–01 and the 2001–02 seasons.

Armstrong and Stowell again competed for Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 470 class and in that year, they came 14th. Armstrong retired from international sailing after the 2004 Olympics.

In 2016, Armstrong and her husband joined the Otago Yacht Club.

In 2017, Armstrong and Stowell were inaugural inductees in the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame.