William Jones (Canadian sailor)

William Jones
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Richard Jones
NicknameWill
Born (1995-03-05) March 5, 1995
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
SportSailing
Event
49er
PartnersEvan DePaul, Justin Barnes
Medal record
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Santiago49er
49er Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Kingston49er

William Richard Jones (born March 5, 1995) is a Canadian sailor in the 49er class with partner Evan DePaul.[1]

Career

In 2017, Jones and partner Evan DePaul won gold at the World Junior Sailing Championships in the 49er class.[2][3]

In March 2021, Jones was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team with his partner Evan DePaul, by being ranked as the top Canadian boat at the 2020 World Championships.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "William Jones". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "A Balancing Act". 49er.org. 49er.org. July 12, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2021. Will Jones and William Jones recently took home gold at 2017 49er Junior World Championships in Kingston, Ontario
  4. ↑ Nichols, Paula (March 18, 2021). "Nine sailors nominated to Team Canada for Tokyo 2020". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  5. ↑ Milton, Steve (March 24, 2020). "Hamilton sailing duo 'feeling better' after Olympics postponed". Hamilton Spectator. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved May 24, 2021.


This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.