Ben Saxton (sailor)

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Ben Saxton
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1990-06-14) 14 June 1990 (age 35)
Sport
SportSailing
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 La Grande-Motte Nacra 17
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 The Hague Nacra 17

Ben Saxton (born 14 June 1990) is a British competitive sailor.

He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the mixed Nacra 17. [1] In 2017 he and Katie Dabson came second in the final race and as a result they won the Nacra 17 World Championship. The third place in the race and the second place in the championship was taken by Fernando Echavarri and Tara Pacheco. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Ben Saxton". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Britain's Ben Saxton and Katie Dabson win Nacra 17 World Championship". BBC Sport. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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