Matthew Wearn

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Matthew Wearn
OAM
Personal information
Nickname(s)'Wearny' 'Wearn Dawg'
NationalityAustralian
Born (1995-09-30) 30 September 1995 (age 26)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia[1]
Sport
SportSailing
Club
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Laser
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Aarhus Laser
Silver medal – second place 2019 Sakaiminato Laser
Silver medal – second place 2020 Melbourne Laser
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Split Laser

Matthew Wearn OAM (born 30 September 1995) is an Australian competitive sailor, Olympic champion and multiple times medalist at world championships.[2][3]

Wearn has been sailing since he was five years old. He chose the sport over a possible career in Australian Rules football. He was inspired by Beijing Olympic champions Elise Rechichi and Tessa Parkinson who came to his local sailing club in Perth to show young sailors the gold medals they had won in the 470 class.[4]

Career[]

Wearn won silver medals at the Laser World Championships in 2018, 2019 and 2020.[3] He qualified to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021, winning the gold medal in Laser.[2] He is currently engaged to the Belgian sailer Emma Plasschaert.

In the 2022 Australia Day Honours Wearn was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Matthew Wearn". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Matthew Wearn". olympedia.org. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Matthew Wearn". members.sailing.org. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Matt Wearn". www.australiansailingteam.com.au. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Australia Day Honours List" (PDF). The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

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