Tom Ashley Explained

Tom Ashley
Fullname:Thomas John Mitchell Ashley
Birth Date:1984 2, df=y
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
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Thomas John Mitchell Ashley (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 . 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.

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

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

Club memberships

Ashley is a member of:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Year honours list 2009. 31 December 2008 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 17 December 2017.