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Tom Ashley
Ashley in 2009
Personal information
Full nameThomas John Mitchell Ashley
Born (1984-02-11) 11 February 1984 (age 40)
Auckland, New Zealand
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Men's sailboard

Thomas John Mitchell Ashley ONZM (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 2008 RS:X World Championships. 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

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Year Position Boat type Event
2010 RS:X – Men's Windsurfer Spain HRH Princess Sofia Trophy
2010 RS:X – Men's Windsurfer New Zealand Singapore Airlines Sail Auckland
2009 RS:X – Men's Windsurfer New Zealand Singapore Airlines Sail Auckland
2008 RS:X – Men's Windsurfer China 2008 Olympic Games – Men's sailboard
2008 RS:X – Men's Windsurfer New Zealand 2008 RS:X World Championships
2006 RS:X – Men's Windsurfer Italy 2006 RS:X World Championships
2006 RS:X – Men's Windsurfer Austria ISAF World Sailing Games
2006 RS:X – Men's Windsurfer Spain HRH Princess Sofia Trophy
2006 RS:X – Men's Windsurfer New Zealand Sail Auckland International Regatta
2006 RS:X – Men's Windsurfer New Zealand New Zealand RS:X National Championship
2004 Mistral – Men France Semaine Olympique Française
2003 Mistral – Men New Zealand Sail Auckland
2003 Mistral – Men Australia Sail Melbourne
2002 Mistral – Men Canada Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship
2002 Mistral – Men Spain IMCO World Youth Championship

Club memberships

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Ashley is a member of:

References

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  1. ^ "New Year honours list 2009". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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