Tom Slingsby
Tom Slingsby OAM (born 5 September 1984) is a successful Australian competitive sailor. Slingsby's first successes came sailing Laser dinghies, where he won three consecutive world championships and the 2012 Olympic gold medal. Slingsby was the strategist for the America's Cup-winning Team Oracle USA in 2013. In 2016 he skippered the winner-of-line honours in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race line. Following this he skippered the Australian team in the inaugural SailGP competition.
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 September 1984 Sydney, NSW | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sailing | ||||||||||||||
| Event | laser (dinghy) F50 (catamaran) etchells moth (dinghy) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 7 May 2020. | |||||||||||||||
In 2023, he married Helena Sauzier, and later the same year they welcomed their first son, Leo.
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