Josh Junior

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Josh Junior (born 22 December 1989) is a New Zealand Olympic and international sailor.

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Sailing career

During the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup, Junior finished second in the men's Finn event in Weymouth.

After beating out Andrew Murdoch to qualify, [1] he represented New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Finn class, finishing seventh. [2]

Junior joined Team New Zealand in 2016 and was part of the crew that won the 2017 America's Cup. [3] [4]

In December 2019, Junior finished 1st at the 2019 Finn Gold Cup at the Royal Brighton Yacht Club. In doing so, he was the first ever New Zealand sailor to win the event.

Junior joined the New Zealand SailGP team for the 2021–22 SailGP championship. [5]

Junior represented New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Finn class and placed fifth after out qualifying Andy Maloney for selection. Maloney was Junior's coach during the regatta. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "America's Cup - Two more NZL Sailing Team members sign with Team NZ".
  2. ↑ "Josh Junior and Sam Meech named to complete New Zealand sailing team for Rio Olympics". Stuff.co.nz. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "America's Cup: Andy Maloney and Josh Junior join Team New Zealand". The New Zealand Herald . 11 November 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Hometown hero has Wellington boat club buzzing with America's Cup hopes". Stuff. 26 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Ross, Gemma (4 February 2021). "SailGP: Burling and Tuke announce SailGP Season 2 lineup". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Tokyo Olympics: Josh Junior earns New Zealand team Finn selection ahead of Andy Maloney". NZ Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2021.


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