Tom Burton (sailor)

Tom Burton OAM (born 27 June 1990) is an Australian competitive sailor. He won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the men's Laser class.[1] He was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 2017.[2]

Tom Burton
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1990-06-27) 27 June 1990
Baulkham Hills, New South Wales
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)ILCA 7, 49er, ILCA 6
ClubMiddle Harbour Yacht Club
CoachMichael Blackburn
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Laser
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Santander Laser
Silver medal – second place 2017 Split Laser
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sakaiminato Laser

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]

References
  1. "Tom Burton". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. Lulham, Amanda (26 January 2017). "Rio Olympic women dominate Australia Day honours list". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. "Male Sailor of the Year - Australian Sailing". sailing.org.au. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. "2019 Laser Standard Men's World Championship – Final Results". sailing.laserinternational.org. Retrieved 2 July 2020.


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