Philip Lawton

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Philip Lawton
Personal information
Nickname(s)Phil
NationalityFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Born (1977-10-07) 7 October 1977 (age 45)
Cork, Ireland
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es) Dinghy
ClubRoyal Irish Yacht Club
CoachRoss Killian

Philip Lawton (born 7 October 1977) is an Irish former sailor, who specialized in the two-person dinghy (470) class. [1] Together with his partner and eventual three-time Olympian Gerald Owens, he was named one of the country's top sailors in the double-handed dinghy for the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing in a lowly sixteenth place. [2] A member of the Royal Irish Yacht Club, Lawton trained for the Games under his personal coach and Owens' former partner from Athens 2004 Ross Killian. [3]

Lawton competed for the Irish sailing squad, as a 30-year-old crew member in the men's 470 class, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. [4] [5] Building up to their Olympic selection, he and skipper Owens finished a satisfying fortieth to secure the last of the twenty quota places offered at the 2007 ISAF Worlds in Cascais, Portugal. [6] The Irish pair surprised the 29-boat fleet by rounding the top mark of the lighter-air second and fifth race, respectively, throughout the ten-leg regatta. [7] [8] [9] A series of substandard outcomes towards the final half, however, left both Lawton and Owens chasing the pack and never recovered, slipping them off the medal round to a lowly sixteenth overall with 129 net points. [2] [10]

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References

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  4. ↑ "Event Guide: Men's Two Person Dinghy – 470". World Sailing. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  5. ↑ O'Riordan, Ian (7 August 2008). "Irish Olympic Squad". The Irish Times . Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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