Jan Shearer

Who is Jan Shearer?

Janet "Jan" Lee Shearer is a New Zealand yachtswoman who competed for New Zealand at three Olympic Games and won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Shearer teamed with Leslie Egnot in the Women's 470 Class and finished second behind the Spanish crew. Shearer and Egnot also finished second in the 1989 470 Class World Championships in Japan. She was also part of the New Zealand crew that won the 1990 World Women's Match Racing Championships in New York.

Jan Shearer and Fiona Galloway competed for New Zealand in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul in the 470W Class - this was the first time a women's yachting class was contested at the Olympic Games. They finished ninth. Shearer and Galloway also won the 100 year anniversary of 'Kiel Week' Germany in the 470W Class.

Shearer and Egnot competed again at 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta finishing 16th. Their competitiveness was hampered by an injury Egnot was carrying at the time.