Tom Burton (sailor)

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Tom Burton
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1990-06-27) 27 June 1990 (age 33)
ILCA 6
ClubMiddle Harbour Yacht Club
CoachMichael Blackburn
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Laser
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Santander Laser
Silver medal – second place 2017 Split Laser
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sakaiminato Laser

Tom Burton

Order of Australia Medal in 2017.[2]

In 2016 Burton was named as the Australian Sailing Male Sailor of the Year Award in Sydney. [3]

Burton won the 2019

Laser Standard Men's World Championship in Sakaiminoto, Japan. [4]

References

  1. ^ "Tom Burton". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. ^ Lulham, Amanda (26 January 2017). "Rio Olympic women dominate Australia Day honours list". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Male Sailor of the Year - Australian Sailing". sailing.org.au. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 Laser Standard Men's World Championship – Final Results". sailing.laserinternational.org. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

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