Daniel "Dan" Willcox (born 8 June 1990) is a New Zealand
sailor
A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship.
The profession of the s ...
.
Willcox was born in 1990 in
Takapuna
Takapuna is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is situated at the beginning of a south-east-facing peninsula forming the northern side of the Waitematā Harbour. While very small in terms of population, it ...
on
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about ...
's North Shore.
His father,
Hamish Willcox, was a professional sailor who competed in the
America's Cup and his sister,
Anna Willcox-Silfverberg
Anna Willcox-Silfverberg (born 9 April 1992) is a New Zealand and Swedish freestyle skier and reporter for TV Show The Crowd Goes Wild.
Born in Takapuna, North Shore City, New Zealand, she competed for New Zealand at the 2014 Winter Olympics ...
, competed at the
2014 Winter Olympics in freestyle skiing.
He was a competitor in the 2016
470 World Championships The 470 World Championships have been held every year since 1970 and organised by the International 470 Class Association and recognized by the International Sailing Federation. When the Championship forms part of the ISAF Sailing World Championsh ...
in
San Isidro, Buenos Aires
San Isidro is a city in Greater Buenos Aires. It is located 27.9 km from the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA). It ranks as the province's most affluent neighborhood.
History
In 2007, San Isidro celebrated its 300 years of existence wi ...
where he won a silver medal.
Willcox competed at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in the
Men's 470 alongside
Paul Snow-Hansen; they finished in tenth place.
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1990 births
Living people
New Zealand male sailors (sport)
Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 470
Olympic sailors for New Zealand
Sailors (sport) from Auckland
People from Takapuna
Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 470
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