Tyler Paige Explained

Tyler Paige
Full Name:Tyler Justus Paige
Nationality:American Samoan
Birth Date:1 September 1995

Tyler Justus Paige (born 1 September 1995)[1] is an American competitive sailor. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 for American Samoa, placing 18th.[2] [3]

Paige is from New York City[1] and attended high school at the Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn.[4] He was educated at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering.[4] He worked as an engineer with Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s NASCAR Xfinity team JR Motorsports while he was in the Olympics. He is currently an Engineer at Honeywell.[4] [5] [6] [7]

Paige sailed as a child, initially in the 420-class, before moving to 470-class sailing in 2016.[4] He represented the United States at the 2018 Junior 470 World Championships in Bracciano, Italy.[1] He switched nationalities to American Samoa in 2019.[1] In 2020 he and Adrian Hoesch qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics for American Samoa at Sail Melbourne.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sailing - PAIGE Tyler Justus . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . 11 August 2021 . 7 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210807082556/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/sailing/athlete-profile-n1476334-paige-tyler-justus.htm . dead.
  2. Web site: Sailing - Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 - Group Results . dead . 2021-08-20 . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . en-us . 2021-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210804173042/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/sailing/overall-results-470-men.htm.
  3. Web site: Tokyo 2020 - Our Pacific Islands athletes Round Up Day 7 . The Coconet . 10 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Alumnus Tyler Paige Begins Olympic Sailing Competition on Wednesday . Tufts University . 26 July 2021 . 11 August 2021.
  5. Web site: 2021-07-23 . NASCAR's Olympian looks ahead to sailing competition - NBC Sports . 2021-08-20 . NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports . en-US.
  6. Web site: Tyler Paige: From JR Motorsports to the Olympic Games . JR Motorsports . Ron Lemasters . 28 July 2021 . 11 August 2021.
  7. Web site: JR Motorsports engineer, sailor competing in 2021 Olympics . NASCAR . 28 July 201 . 11 August 2021.
  8. Web site: 470sailing . 2021-08-20 . 470sailing . en.