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词条 Leigh-Ann Naidoo
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  1. Personal life

  2. References

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}}Leigh-Ann Naidoo (born 12 July 1976 in Durban) is a South African beach volleyball player.[1]

Naidoo began her career at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in 1999 attending only the Acapulco Open alongside Alena Schurkova.[2] Already with partner Julia Willand she attended more stages in the 2004 season culminating with the participation in the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens.[2] They lost all three matches in the group stage and did not advance to the medal round.[1]

Personal life

Naidoo currently resides in Cape Town and has been with her partner, Kelly Gillespie, since 2007. She is openly gay and in 2006 became an ambassador and keynote speaker of the Gay Games, in Chicago.[3]

Naidoo is a Palestinian solidarity activist and in 2016 participated in the Women's Boat to Gaza, an attempt to break the Israel maritime blockade of Hamas controlled Gaza.[4] She was detained by Israeli authorities, processed and returned to South Africa within a day.[5] Prior to the naval interception of the vessel, Naidoo pre-recorded a video message claiming that she had been "kidnapped" by Israel's authorities.

References

1. ^{{cite sports-reference|Leigh-Ann Naidoo|https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/na/leigh-ann-naidoo-1.html|18 May 2014}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Leigh-Ann Naidoo Season Summaries 1999-2007|url=http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=3189&Page=2#1999FIVB|publisher=Beach Volleyball Database|accessdate=3 May 2014}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Leigh-Ann Naidoo profile|url=http://hosting2.sportingpulse.com/www.gaygames.com/index.php?id=123|publisher=Federation of Gay Games|accessdate=18 May 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518083547/http://hosting2.sportingpulse.com/www.gaygames.com/index.php?id=123|archivedate=18 May 2014|df=}}
4. ^{{cite web |title=Leigh-Ann Naidoo (Olympic Volleyball) |url=https://wbg.freedomflotilla.org/leigh-ann-naidoo-olympic-volleyball |publisher=Women's Boat to Gaza |accessdate=24 October 2018}}
5. ^{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=Tasneem |title=SA activist released |url=http://www.vocfm.co.za/sa-activist-released/ |accessdate=24 October 2018 |publisher=91.3 FM: The Voice of the Cape |date=7 October 2016}}

External links

  • Leigh-Ann Naidoo at the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball database
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9 : Living people|1976 births|South African beach volleyball players|Olympic beach volleyball players of South Africa|Beach volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Sportspeople from Durban|Lesbian sportswomen|LGBT volleyball players|LGBT sportspeople from South Africa

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