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Malcolm George Page, OAM is an Australian professional sailor and gold medalist at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.
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Deng Daokun is a male Chinese sports sailor. He competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and also participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Zhang Peng is a male Chinese sports sailor who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Li Fei is a male Chinese sports sailor who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Hu Xianqiang is a male Chinese sports sailor who represented Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Wen Yimei is a female Chinese sports sailor who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Yu Chunyan is a female Chinese sports sailor who competed for China at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Her height is 176 cm and her weight is 67 kg.
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Tessa Parkinson OAM is an Australian sailor from Perth, Western Australia. Parkinson and skipper Elise Rechichi represented Australia in the 470 class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Qingdao, China, winning the gold medal. She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.
Elise Maree Rechichi OAM is an Australian sailor from Perth, Western Australia. Rechichi and crewmate Tessa Parkinson represented Australia in the 470 class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Qingdao, Shandong, China, winning the gold medal. She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.
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Udi Gal is an Israeli Olympic sailor, who is a sailing world championship three-time bronze medalist.
Gideon "Gidi" Kliger is an Israeli Olympic sailor, who is a three-time bronze medallist at the sailing world championships.
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