Tyler Paige

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Tyler Paige
Tyler Paige - American Samoa at the 2020 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony (cropped).jpg
Paige at 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony
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Full nameTyler Justus Paige
NationalityAmerican Samoan
Born (1995-09-01) 1 September 1995 (age 27)

Tyler Justus Paige (born 1 September 1995) [1] is an American competitive sailor. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 for American Samoa, placing 18th. [2] [3]

Paige is from New York City [1] and attended high school at the Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn. [4] He was educated at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering. [4] He worked as an engineer with Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s NASCAR Xfinity team JR Motorsports while he was in the Olympics. He is currently an Engineer at Honeywell. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Paige sailed as a child, initially in the 420-class, before moving to 470-class sailing in 2016. [4] He represented the United States at the 2018 Junior 470 World Championships in Bracciano, Italy. [1] He switched nationalities to American Samoa in 2019. [1] In 2020 he and Adrian Hoesch qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics for American Samoa at Sail Melbourne. [8]

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References

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