Jason Saunders
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Jason Saunders (born 22 November 1990) is a New Zealand sailor.
Saunders was born in 1990 in Tauranga[1] and received his education at Tauranga Boys' College that he attended with fellow Olympic sailors Sam Meech (born 1991) and Peter Burling (born 1991) at the same time.[2]
Saunders competed in the 470 class at the 2012 Summer Olympics, with Paul Snow-Hansen.[3] The team finished 5th.[3]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Saunders competed alongside Gemma Jones in the Nacra 17 event, finishing in 4th.[3][4] Previously the team had finished 4th at the 2015 Nacra 17 World Championships, and later finished in 4th place at the 2017 Nacra 17 World Championships.[3] He now competed in the Nacra 17 event with Olivia Mackay.[5]
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Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People educated at Tauranga Boys' College
- Sportspeople from Tauranga
- New Zealand male sailors (sport)
- Olympic sailors for New Zealand
- Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 470
- Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Nacra 17
- France SailGP Team sailors
- New Zealand SailGP Team sailors
- Switzerland SailGP Team sailors
- United States SailGP Team sailors
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
- New Zealand sailing biography stubs