Daniel Willcox

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Dan Willcox
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Willcox
NationalityNew Zealander
Born (1990-06-08) 8 June 1990 (age 33)
Takapuna, New Zealand
Sailing career
Class 470
Club Murrays Bay Sailing Club [1]
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 San Isidro 470 class

Daniel "Dan" Willcox (born 8 June 1990) is a New Zealand sailor.

Willcox was born in 1990 in Takapuna on Auckland's North Shore. [1] His father, Hamish Willcox, was a professional sailor who competed in the America's Cup and his sister, Anna Willcox-Silfverberg, competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in freestyle skiing. [2] [3]

He was a competitor in the 2016 470 World Championships in San Isidro, Buenos Aires where he won a silver medal. [4] Willcox competed at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in the Men's 470 alongside Paul Snow-Hansen; they finished in tenth place. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dan Willcox". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. Budge, Dale (4 April 2016). "Sailing: Family success drives Hamish Willcox". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. McFadden, Suzanne (30 June 2000). "Mates sail above Cup rivalry". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. "NZ sailing crews pick up World Champs silver". Radio New Zealand . 28 February 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2021.