Elliot Hanson
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Full name | Elliot James Hanson | |||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | Macclesfield, England | 12 February 1994|||||||||||||||||||
Sailing career | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class(es) | ILCA 7, ILCA 6, Topper | |||||||||||||||||||
Club | Redesmere Sailing Club | |||||||||||||||||||
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Elliot James Hanson (born 12 February 1994) is a British professional sailor and Olympian.[1][2]
He qualified Great Britain to compete in the Laser class at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He went on to represent Great Britain finishing 12th competing in the Laser class. In 2020 he won the Laser European Championships[2]
In 2008 he won the Topper Class World Championship and in 2022[2] he also won the 5.5 Metre World Championship[3] where he was initial scheduled to crew but he ended up helming.
References
- ^ "Elliot Hanson". olympedia.org. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Elliot Hanson". members.sailing.org. Retrieved 28 July 2021.[dead link]
- ^ "Jean Genie wins 5.5 Metre world title on final day in Hankø". 5.5class.org.
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