Daniel Willcox
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| Nationality | New Zealander | |||||||||||||
| Born | 8 June 1990 Takapuna, New Zealand | |||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | 470 | |||||||||||||
| Club | Murrays Bay Sailing Club[1] | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Daniel Willcox (born 8 June 1990) is a New Zealand sailor.
Willcox was born in 1990 in Takapuna on Auckland's North Shore.[1] His father, , was a professional sailor who competed in the America's Cup and his sister, Anna Willcox-Silfverberg, competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in freestyle skiing.[2][3]
He was a competitor in the 2016 470 World Championships in San Isidro, Buenos Aires where he won a silver medal.[4] Willcox competed at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in the Men's 470 alongside Paul Snow-Hansen; they finished in tenth place.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Daniel Willcox". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Budge, Dale (4 April 2016). "Sailing: Family success drives Hamish Willcox". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ McFadden, Suzanne (30 June 2000). "Mates sail above Cup rivalry". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "NZ sailing crews pick up World Champs silver". Radio New Zealand. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- New Zealand male sailors (sport)
- Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 470
- Olympic sailors of New Zealand
- Sportspeople from Auckland
- People from North Shore, New Zealand
- Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 470
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