Evan DePaul

Evan DePaul
Personal information
Born (1996-01-07) January 7, 1996
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
SportSailing
Event
49er
PartnerWill Jones
Retired2022
Medal record
49er Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Kingston49er

Evan DePaul (born January 7, 1996) is a retired[1] Canadian sailor in the 49er class with partner William Jones.[2]

Career

He began sailing in 2010 in the 420 class boats at the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club, and switched to the 49erFX class in 2015, when he teamed up with Will Jones.[1] They later switched to the 49er class.

In 2017, DePaul and Jones won gold at the World Junior Sailing Championships in the 49er class.[3][4]

In March 2021, DePaul was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team with his partner William Jones, by being ranked as the top Canadian boat at the 2020 World Championships.[5][6] DePaull and Jones finished 19th in Tokyo.[1]

DePaul announced his retirement from competitive sailing October 27, 2022.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tokyo 2020 Canadian Olympian Evan DePaul announces his retirement from competitive sailing". Sailing.ca. Sail Canada. October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Evan DePaul". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  3. ↑ Garbutt, Herb (May 19, 2021). "Burlington sailor Olympics-bound after navigating some choppy waters early in career". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ "A Balancing Act". 49er.org. July 12, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2021. Will Jones and Evan DePaul recently took home gold at 2017 49er Junior World Championships in Kingston, Ontario
  5. ↑ Nichols, Paula (March 18, 2021). "Nine sailors nominated to Team Canada for Tokyo 2020". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  6. ↑ Milton, Steve (March 24, 2020). "Hamilton sailing duo 'feeling better' after Olympics postponed". Hamilton Spectator. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved May 24, 2021.


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