Tom Slingsby

Tom Slingsby (born 5 September 1984) is an Australian sailor from the Central Coast of New South Wales. He is the reigning world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the laser class. He is an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.

2007 - Won the Laser dinghy world championships.

2008 - Ranked number one in the Laser dinghy class prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics Laser competition but finished 22nd overall.

2010 - Won the Laser dinghy world championships at Hayling Island, UK. He was also named the male ISAF World Sailor of the Year.

2011 - Won the Laser ISAF World Sailing Championships at Fremantle, Australia.

2012 - Won the Laser dinghy world championship at Boltenhagen Germany for his fifth world title

2012 - Won the Men's Laser Gold Medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

2012 - Won the Australian Institute of Sport Athlete of the Year Award with swimmer Alicia Coutts.

2013 - Won the 34th America's Cup as the strategist in Oracle Team USA. Re-signed with Oracle for their defence of the cup.

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‘A very scary situation’: Australia’s wingsail collapses at start of SailGP race in San Francisco

Yahoo Daily News 24 Mar 2025
Veteran driver Tom Slingsby was left shaken following the incident as Australia came close to Italy’s boat on the way to the start ...
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Photos: Spain SailGP wins Oracle San Francisco SailGP Final

East Bay Times 24 Mar 2025
Australia driver Tom Slingsby described the incident as “heartbreaking.” He stressed that the team’s priority was ensuring the boat was repaired in time to race in Rio de Janeiro in May.
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Photos: Top sailors from around the world compete in this weekend’s Oracle San Francisco Sail ...

The Mercury News 22 Mar 2025
This weekend’s racing venue of San Francisco poses the “most extreme conditions of the circuit”, which require “a lot of bravery’ to compete”, said Australia helmsman Tom Slingsby.
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Black Foils return to SailGP podium in LA

NewstalkZB 16 Mar 2025
Ahead of the regatta final in SailGP’s return to Los Angeles, Australian driver Tom Slingsby had an idea of what would decide the event.
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Black Foils lead after day one of SailGP in Los Angeles

RNZ 16 Mar 2025
"It's nice to be on top," said Burling ... It was quite cold yesterday," he added ... Australia, led by skipper Tom Slingsby, staged an impressive comeback to finish the day with a 10-3-1-3 race result, closing the gap to Canada to just one point ... - Reuters.
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