Andrew Murdoch (born 16 July 1982 in Kawakawa) is a New Zealand sailor. He competed at the

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and

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in the Men's Laser class, finishing in 5th place at both events. He attempted to qualify for the

Finn class The Finn dinghy is a single-handed, cat-rigged sailboat, and a former Olympic class for men's sailing. Since its debut at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the Finn has featured in every summer Olympics, making it the longest serving dinghy ...

for the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

, but missed out on selection to

Josh Junior Josh Junior (born 22 December 1989) is a New Zealand Olympic and international sailor. Sailing career During the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup, Junior finished second in the men's Finn event in Weymouth. After beating out Andrew Murdoch to qualif ...

, who finished seventh.

References

1982 births Living people New Zealand male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for New Zealand Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Laser Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Laser People from Kawakawa, New Zealand Sportspeople from the Northland Region {{NewZealand-yachtracing-bio-stub