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Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Baulkham Hills, New South Wales | 27 June 1990||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sailing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class(es) | ILCA 7, 49er, ILCA 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Middle Harbour Yacht Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Michael Blackburn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2016 Burton was named as the Australian Sailing Male Sailor of the Year Award in Sydney. [3]
Burton won the 2019 Laser Standard Men's World Championship in Sakaiminoto, Japan. [4]
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