James Espey

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James Espey (born 23 January 1984 in Bangor) is an Irish sailor. [1] [2] He has won a number of Irish regional and national titles. [3] [4] Espey qualified to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's Laser class, [5] [6] finishing 36th overall. [7] He did not participate in the 2016 Summer Olympics, as Finn Lynch qualified ahead of Espey to take the Team Ireland spot in the Laser class. [8]

References

  1. "James Espey". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. "World Sailing - Sailor - James Espey". sailing.org. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  3. "James Espey Profile". Afloat Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  4. "James Espey is off to Spain with Rio Olympics in mind". Belfast Telegraph. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  5. "Espey qualifies in Laser". olympics.ie. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  6. "Bangor Olympian James Espey Making Most of San Francisco Move to Explore Five Oceans". Afloat Magazine. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  7. "2012 Summer Olympics - Athletes - James Espey". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  8. "Rio 2016: Sailor James Espey misses out on Olympic place". bbc.com. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2025.