Anthony Nossiter

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Anthony Nossiter (born 1973) is an Australian sailor and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. His best Olympic result is a sixth place in the Finn class in Athens in 2004. [1] He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. [2]

He sailed with +39 Challenge in the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup and has twice competed in the Volvo Ocean Race; in 2001–02 on Djuice Dragons and in 2011–12 on Azzam .

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References

  1. "Anthony Nossiter". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  2. AIS at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine