Paige Railey

{{short description|American sailor (born 1987)|bot = PearBOT 5}}

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{{MedalSport | Sailing }}

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{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 2005 Fortaleza | Women's Laser Radial }}

{{MedalBronze | 2010 Largs | Women's Laser Radial }}

{{MedalBronze | 2011 Perth | Women's Laser Radial }}

{{MedalBronze | 2013 Rizhao | Women's Laser Radial }}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }}

{{MedalGold | 2007 Rio | Women's Laser Radial }}

{{MedalGold | 2015 Toronto | Women's Laser Radial }}

{{MedalBronze | 2011 Guadalajara | Women's Laser Radial }}

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Paige Railey (born May 15, 1987 in Clearwater, Florida) is an American sailor who races in the Laser Radial division.{{Cite web |title=Paige Railey |url=https://www.teamusa.org/us-sailing/athletes/Paige-Railey |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915034620/http://www.teamusa.org/us-sailing/athletes/Paige-Railey |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 15, 2015 |website=Team USA |access-date=June 17, 2021}} She has been a member of U.S. Sailing Team since 2005 and is also a member of the Harken and McLube Speedteam. She was awarded in 2006 the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Award and the U.S. Sailing's Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year.{{Cite web |title=Jud Smith, Paige Railey Named Yachtsman, Yachtswoman of the Year |url=https://www.sailingworld.com/racing/jud-smith-paige-railey-named-yachtsman-yachtswoman-year/ |website=Sailing World |date=January 12, 2007 |access-date=July 28, 2021}}

She nearly qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics but was edged out by eventual gold-medal winner Anna Tunnicliffe at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Paige competed in the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games |url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/06/17/tokyo-olympics-team-usa-athlete-roster/ |website=NBC Olympics |date=June 17, 2021 |access-date=June 17, 2021}}{{Cite web |title=Sailing: RAILEY Paige |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/sailing/athlete-profile-n1332246-railey-paige.htm |access-date=July 28, 2021 |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728000347/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/sailing/athlete-profile-n1332246-railey-paige.htm |archive-date=July 28, 2021}}