Nathan Outteridge

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Nathan Outteridge
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1986-01-28) 28 January 1986 (age 38)
Newcastle NSW
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es) 49er, Moth, F50
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London 49er
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 49er
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2002 ISAF Youth29er
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2003 Youth Madeira420
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2004 Youth Gdynia420
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2008 Melbourne49er
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2009 Riva del Garda49er
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011 Belmont Moth
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Perth 49er
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2012 Zadar49er
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 HampshireMoth
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 Cascade Locks Moth
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2013 Hawaii Moth
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 SorrentoMoth
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 GeelongNacra 17
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2020 AarhusNacra 17
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Cascais 49er
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Santander 49er
Updated on 9 February 2014

Nathan James Outteridge OAM (born 28 January 1986) is an Australian sailor, a resident of Lake Macquarie.

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Career highlights

Olympics

2008 – Beijing Olympics 5th, 49er (with Ben Austin)
2012 – London Olympics Gold medal icon.svg 1st, 49er (with Iain Jensen )
2016 – Rio Olympics Silver medal icon.svg 2nd, 49er (with Iain Jensen )

He is most famous for winning a gold medal at the London Olympics in the 49er class, along with Iain Jensen. At the Rio Olympics he won silver, again with Jensen in the 49er. He campaigned for the 2020 Olympics and qualified his country for the Nacra 17 class sailing with his sister Haylee gaining a 2nd place at the World Championships.

World Championships

YearLocationPosClassCategoryOtherRef
2001-01 Kingston, Ontario, CAN8th 29er Openwith Grant Rose
2001-12 Sydney, AUSSilver medal icon.svg 2nd 29er Open2012 Title
with Grant Rose
2002-08Lunenburg, CANGold medal icon.svg 1st 29er Male Youth32nd ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ayden Menzies  (AUS)
2003-08Neusiedlersee, AUT7th 470 Open Juniorswith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ayden Menzies  (AUS)
2003-09Neusiedlersee, AUT48th 470 Malewith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ayden Menzies  (AUS)
2003-01Madeira, PORGold medal icon.svg 1st 420 Male Youth33rd ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships
with Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ayden Menzies  (AUS)
2004-01Melbourne, VIC, AUSBronze medal icon.svg 3rd 420 Male and Mixedwith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ayden Menzies  (AUS)
2004-04, AUSSilver medal icon.svg 2ndLaser RadialYouth
2004-05Zadar36th470Malewith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ayden Menzies  (AUS)
2004-08Lake Garda, ITA4th 470 Open Juniorswith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ayden Menzies  (AUS)
2004-07 Gdynia, POLGold medal icon.svg 1st420Male Youth34th ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships
with Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Iain Jensen  (AUS)
2006-06Aix Les Bains, FRA6th 49er Openwith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ben Austin  (AUS)
2007-06 Cascais Bronze medal icon.svg 3rd 49er Openwith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ben Austin  (AUS)
2008-01 Melbourne, AustraliaGold medal icon.svg 1st 49er Openwith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ben Austin  (AUS)
2009-01Belmont, NSW, AUS11thA ClassOpen
2009-06Sardinia, ITA9th Farr 40 Open
2009-07 Riva del Garda, ITASilver medal icon.svg 2nd 29er Openwith Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lauren Jeffries (AUS)
2009-07 Riva del Garda, ITAGold medal icon.svg 1st 49er Malewith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Iain Jensen  (AUS)
2009-08 Cascade Locks, Oregon Silver medal icon.svg 2nd Moth Open
2010-01Freeport, BAHSilver medal icon.svg 2nd 49er Openwith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Iain Jensen  (AUS)
2010-04Casa de Campo, DOM4th Farr 40 Open+ Crew
2010-09San Francisco, USA9th Melges 32 Open+ Crew
2011-02Sydney, AUS5th Farr 40 Open+ Crew
2011-03Hamilton, AUS9th 505 (dinghy) Openwith
2011-05Torbay, GBR12th SB20 Openwith
2011-11 Belmont, Australia Gold medal icon.svg 1st Moth Open
2011-12 Perth, AustraliaGold medal icon.svg 1st 49er Malewith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Iain Jensen  (AUS)
2012-05 Zadar, Croatia Gold medal icon.svg 1st 49er Malewith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Iain Jensen  (AUS)
2012-09Chicago, USABronze medal icon.svg 3rd Farr 40 Open+ Crew
2013-09Marseille, FRA5th 49er Malewith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Iain Jensen  (AUS)
2013-10 Hawaii, USA Silver medal icon.svg 2nd Moth Open
2014-02Auckland, NZL6thA-ClassOpen
2014-07 Hampshire, GBRGold medal icon.svg 1st Moth Open
2014-08Marstrand Island, SWE10thRC-44Open+ Crew
2014-09Santander, ESPBronze medal icon.svg 3rd 49er Malewith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Iain Jensen  (AUS)
2015-00 Sorrento, AUSSilver medal icon.svg 2nd Moth Open
2015-11ARGSilver medal icon.svg 2nd 49er Malewith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Iain Jensen  (AUS)
2016-02Clearwater, Florida, USA6th 49er Malewith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Iain Jensen  (AUS)
2018-18Geelong, AUSSilver medal icon.svg 2nd Nacra 17 Mixedwith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Haylee Outteridge  (AUS)
2019-11Auckland, NZL13th Nacra 17 Mixedwith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Haylee Outteridge  (AUS)
2020-02Aarhus, DENSilver medal icon.svg 2nd Nacra 17 Mixedwith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Haylee Outteridge  (AUS)

Together with teammate Ben Austin Outteridge became the 2008 World Champion in the 49er boat by finishing in front of Britons Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes. In 2007 they won the bronze medal in the same event at the World Championships in Cascais, Portugal. He is an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.

America's Cup

In September 2012, he joined Artemis Racing for the final ACWS event in San Francisco and has since joined for the America's Cup in 2013. Nathan was one of the helmsmen for Artemis Racing the Challenger of Record for the 2013 America's Cup. He also skippered Artemis in the Louis Vuitton challenger series for the 2017 America's Cup, losing to Emirates Team New Zealand's. [2] He became the skipper for the defending Team New Zealand in the 2024 America's Cup. Team New Zealand successfully defended the America's Cup against INEOS Britannia. [3] [4]

Other events

2005 – Sydney, Sydney International Regatta, Gold medal icon.svg 1st, 49er
2007 – Medemblik, Breitling Regatta, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd, 49er
2007 – Sydney, Sydney International Regatta, Gold medal icon.svg 1st, 49er (with Ben Austin)
2010 – Silvaplana, International Moth Class Euro Championship, Gold medal icon.svg 1st, Moth
2012 – Wangi Wangi, New South Wales, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd, International A-Class Catamaran
2019 – SailGP Runner up skippering Team Japan, F50

In 2019 Outteridge skippered the Japanese team in the inaugural SailGP sailing in F50 foiling catamarans.

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References

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  2. Zealand, Emirates Team New. "EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND WILL CHALLENGE FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP – Emirates Team New Zealand". etnzblog.com. Retrieved 10 July 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
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