Tom Ashley

Thomas John Mitchell Ashley ONZM (born 11 February 1984 in Auckland) is a sailor from New Zealand, who won the gold medal in the men's sailboard event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He also won the 2008 RS:X World Championships. He is the Olympic champion and the 2008 World champion. Ashley attended Westlake Boys High School in Auckland, which had earlier fostered the development of other notable sailors, including Chris Dickson and Dean Barker.

Tom Ashley
ONZM
Ashley in 2009
Personal information
Full nameThomas John Mitchell Ashley
Born (1984-02-11) 11 February 1984
Auckland, New Zealand

Ashley placed 2nd two years previous at the 2006 World Championships. During the event the top-10 sailors were selected to sail the final race, called the medal race. Before the start of the medal race Ashley was in first position, only one point in front of Casper Bouman from the Netherlands. Bouman finished second in the medal race, one position in front of Ashley. Both sailors then had the same points (23), but Bouman was crowned as the World champion thanks to his better position during the medal race.

In the 2009 New Year Honours, Ashley was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to board sailing.[1]

Achievements

Year Position Boat type Event
2010RS:X – Men's Windsurfer HRH Princess Sofia Trophy
2010RS:X – Men's Windsurfer Singapore Airlines Sail Auckland
2009RS:X – Men's Windsurfer Singapore Airlines Sail Auckland
2008RS:X – Men's Windsurfer 2008 Olympic Games – Men's sailboard
2008RS:X – Men's Windsurfer 2008 RS:X World Championships
2006RS:X – Men's Windsurfer 2006 RS:X World Championships
2006RS:X – Men's Windsurfer ISAF World Sailing Games
2006RS:X – Men's Windsurfer HRH Princess Sofia Trophy
2006RS:X – Men's Windsurfer Sail Auckland International Regatta
2006RS:X – Men's Windsurfer New Zealand RS:X National Championship
2004Mistral – Men Semaine Olympique Francaise
2003Mistral – Men Sail Auckland
2003Mistral – Men Sail Melbourne
2002Mistral – Men Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship
2002Mistral – Men IMCO World Youth Championship

Club memberships

Ashley is a member of:

References

  1. "New Year honours list 2009". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2017.


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