Daniel Willcox Explained

Dan Willcox
Fullname:Daniel Willcox
Nationality:New Zealander
Birth Date:8 June 1990
Birth Place:Takapuna, New Zealand
Classes:470
Club:Murrays Bay Sailing Club

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, Hamish Willcox, 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dan Willcox . Olympedia . 3 June 2021.
  2. News: . Sailing: Family success drives Hamish Willcox . 4 April 2016 . 3 June 2021 . Dale . Budge.
  3. News: . 30 June 2000 . Mates sail above Cup rivalry . Suzanne . McFadden . 3 June 2021 .
  4. News: . NZ sailing crews pick up World Champs silver . 28 February 2016 . 3 June 2021 .