New Zealand Olympians & Paralympians
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New Zealand Olympians & Paralympians New Zealand’s first Olympic sailing representatives were Peter Mander and Jack Cropp in 1956 - and they won gold in the Sharpie. Since then, New Zealand has won a total of 22 Olympic medals (9 gold, 7 silver, 6 bronze), and are yet to get the country's first Paralympic sailing medal. New Zealand is ranked the ninth-best performing Olympic yachting nation ever. This is a great feat, considering New Zealand missed out on the first 56 years of competition - yachting became an Olympic sport in 1900 and has appeared at every Olympic Games since 1908. New Zealanders competed at the first demonstration Paralympic sailing event in the Sonar and finished fifth at Atlanta 1996. At the 2000 Games, New Zealand was represented in both the 2.4mR and the Sonar, and in 2012 NZ had the first SKUD 18 team take part in the Paralympics. The race format for the Paralympic sailing events was essentially the same as the Olympic Games, although all events were fleet racing, and there was no medal race. 2016 Olympics & Paralympics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Team Leader Jez Fanstone Andrew Brown, Hamish Willcox, Jez Fanstone, Coaches Jim Maloney, John Cutler, Mark Howard, Nathan Handley, Peter Nicholas Olympic Project Manager Caroline Brisebois Doctor Craig Panther Team Physiotherapist Jude Spiers Rules Advisor Jack Lloyd Class Sailors Finishing Position Men's 49er Blair Tuke & Peter Burling GOLD Women's 49erFX Alex Maloney & Molly Meech SILVER Women's 470 Jo Aleh & Polly Powrie SILVER Laser Sam Meech BRONZE Nacra Gemma Jones & Jason Saunders 4th Finn Josh Junior 7th Men's 470 Dan Willcox & Paul Snow-Hansen 10th Sonar Rick Dodson, Chris Sharp, Andrew May 4th 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, Weymouth, England Team Leader Jez Fanstone Jez Fanstone, Hamish Willcox, Nathan Handley, Caroline Brisebois, Phil Douglas, Mark Howard, Coaches Mark Orams, Ian Neely Grant Beck, Don Cowie, Robert Hielkema, Charles Baillie Strong Olympic Team Manger Rohan Lord Team Support Scott Cresswell Doctor Simon Mayhew Team Physiotherapist Pip Charlesworth Rules Advisor Jack Lloyd Class Sailors Finishing Position Women's 470 Jo Aleh & Olivia Powrie GOLD 49er Peter Burling & Blair Tuke SILVER Men's 470 Paul Snow Hansen & Jason Saunders 5th Stephanie Hazard, Jenna Hansen & Susannah Women's Match Racing 9th Pyatt Finn Dan Slater 7th Laser Andrew Murdoch 5th Laser Radial Sarah Winther 20th Men's RS:X Jon Paul (JP) Tobin 7th Star Hamish Pepper & Jim Turner 5th Skud 18 Tim Dempsey & Jan Apel 13th 2.4mR Paul Francis 11th 2008 QINGDAO, CHINA Manager Russell Green Rod Davis, Peter Fox, Grant Beck, Shayne Bright, Coaches Nathan Handley, Neno Viali Team Doctor Donna Wilson Team Physiotherapist Paul Wilson Team Massage Therapist Janice McLennan Meterologist Roger Badham Class Sailors Finishing Position Men's RS:X Tom Ashley GOLD Women's RS:X Barbara Kendall 6th Laser Andrew Murdoch 5th Laser Radial Jo Aleh 7th Men's 470 Carl Evans & Peter Burling 11th Star Hamish Pepper & Carl Williams 9th Finn Dan Slater 12th 2004 ATHENS, GREECE Manager Don Cowie Head Coach Grant Beck Coaches Shane Bright, Cameron Dunn, Dan Slater House Manager Gretel Jack Medic/Physiotherapist Dave Abercrombie Meterologist Roger Badham Class Sailors Finishing Position Finn Dean Barker 13th 470 Men Andrew Brown & Jamie Hunt 26th 470 Women Shelley Hesson & Linda Dickson 16th Mistral Board Men Tom Ashley 10th Mistral Board Women Barbara Kendall 5th Europe Sarah Macky 8th Laser Hamish Pepper 7th Yngling Sharon Ferris, Joanna White & Kylie Jameson 7th 2000 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA Manager Russell Green Head Coaches Harold Bennett & Peter Lester Coaches Grant Beck, Tom Schnackenberg & Steve Martin Class Sailors Finishing Position Finn Clifton Webb 16th Soling Rod Davis & Don Cowie 5th 470 Men Simon Cooke & Peter Nicholas 7th 470 Women Melinda Henshaw & Jenny Egnot 11th Mistral Board Men Aaron McIntosh BRONZE Mistral Board Women Barbara Kendall BRONZE Tornado Chris Dickson & Glen Sowry 5th Europe Sarah Macky 9th Star Gavin Brady & Jamie Gale 9th Laser Peter Fox 21st 49er Dan Slater & Nathan Handley 8th 2.4mR Andrew May 6th Sonar Garth Reynolds, Phil Edwards, Marty Clark 14th 1996 ATLANTA/SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, USA Manager Ros Slater Head Coaches Peter Slater Hamish Willcox, Harold Bennett, Grant Beck, Coaches Tom Schnackenberg & John Clinton Class Sailors Finishing Position Finn Craig Monk 13th Soling Kelvin Harrap, Jamie Gale & Sean Clarkson 14th 470 Men Rohan Cooke & Andrew Stone 22nd 470 Women Leslie Egnot & Jan Shearer 16th Board Men Aaron McIntosh 4th Board Women Barbara Kendall SILVER Tornado Rex Sellers & Brian Jones 15th Europe Sharon Ferris 5th Star Rod Davis & Don Cowie 5th Laser Hamish Pepper 10th Chris Wornall, Andrew May, Cameron Scott, Sonar 6th Derek Stewart 1992 BARCELONA, SPAIN Manager Mike Clarke Head Coach Tom Schnackenberg Coaches Grant Beck & Jock Bilger Class Sailors Finishing Position Finn Craig Monk BRONZE Flying Dutchman Murray Jones & Greg Knowles 4th Soling Russell Coutts, Simon Daubney & Graham Fleury 8th 470 Men Craig Greenwood & Jon Bilger 7th 470 Women Leslie Egnot & Jan Shearer SILVER Board Men Bruce Kendall 4th Board Women Barbara Kendall GOLD Tornado Rex Sellers & Brian Jones 4th Europe Jenny Armstrong 4th Star Rod Davis & Don Cowie SILVER 1988 SEOUL, KOREA Manager Mike Clarke Class Sailors Finishing Position Finn John Cutler BRONZE Flying Dutchman Murray Jones & Greg Knowles 5th Soling Tom Dodson, Simon Daubney & Aaron Hansen 7th 470 Men Peter Evans & Simon Mander 6th 470 Women Fiona Galloway & Jan Shearer 9th Board Men Bruce Kendall GOLD Tornado Rex Sellers & Chris Timms SILVER 1984 LOS ANGELES, USA Manager Ralph Roberts Class Sailors Finishing Position Finn Russell Coutts GOLD Flying Dutchman Dave McKay & Luke Carter 10th Soling Tom Dodson, Simon Daubney & Aaron Hansen 11th 470 Men Peter Evans & Sean Reeves 14th Board Men Bruce Kendall BRONZE Tornado Rex Sellers & Chris Timms GOLD 1976 MONTREAL, CANADA Manager Don St Clair Brown Class Sailors Finishing Position Finn Jonathan Farmer 15th Flying Dutchman Jock Bilger & Murray Ross 12th Soling Hugh Poole, Gavin Bornhouldt & Chris Urry 19th 470 Men Mark Paterson & Brett Bennett 5th 1972 MUNICH Class Sailors Finishing Position Dragon Ronald Watson, Noel Everett & Fraser Beer 5th Finn Brett De Their 10th Flying Dutchman Jock Bilger & Murray Ross 9th Soling Stephen Martin, John Scholes & Cornelius Linton 21st 1968 MEXICO CITY Class Sailors Finishing Position Finn Jonathan Farmer 11th Flying Dutchman Geoff Smale & Ralph Roberts 8th 1964 TOKYO, JAPAN Class Sailors Finishing Position Finn Peter Mander 4th Flying Dutchman Helmer Pedersen & Earle Wells GOLD 1960 ROME, ITALY Class Sailors Finishing Position Finn Ralph Roberts 6th Flying Dutchman Ronald Watson & Murray Rae 8th 1956 MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Class Sailors Finishing Position Robert Stewart, Edgar Swinnerton & Albert Dragon 12th Guthbertson Sharpie Peter Mander & Jack Cropp GOLD .