Elliot Hanson
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| Full name | Elliot James Hanson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 February 1994 Macclesfield, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | ILCA 7, ILCA 6, Topper | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Redesmere Sailing Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 World Championships and in 2022[2] he has also won the 2023 5.5 Metre World Championship[3] where he was initial scheduled to crew but he ended up helming.
Hanson is currently ranked 5th in the ILCA 7 World Sailing rankings,[4] placing as the 2nd sailor from Great Britain.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Elliot Hanson at World Sailing (archive)
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Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- British male sailors (sport)
- Olympic sailors for Great Britain
- Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Laser
- Sportspeople from Macclesfield
- World champions in sailing for Great Britain
- 5.5 Metre class world champions
- Topper (dinghy) class world champions
- Topper (dinghy) class sailors
- 21st-century British sportsmen
- British sailing biography stubs