Jason Saunders (born 22 November 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 ...
.
Saunders was born in 1990 in
Tauranga
Tauranga () is a coastal city in the Bay of Plenty region and the fifth most populous city of New Zealand, with an urban population of , or roughly 3% of the national population. It was settled by Māori late in the 13th century, colonised by ...
and received his education at
Tauranga Boys' College
Tauranga Boys' College is a state secondary school for boys, located on the edge of the downtown area of Tauranga, New Zealand. The school was founded in 1946 as Tauranga College, before overcrowding saw the school become single-sex in 1958. The s ...
that he attended with fellow Olympic sailors
Sam Meech
Sam Meech (born 4 April 1991) is a New Zealand sailor who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Meech was born in Portsmouth, England, in 1991. The sailor Molly Meech is his younger sister; almost exactly two years his jun ...
(born 1991) and
Peter Burling (born 1991) at the same time.
Saunders competed in the
470 class at the
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 ...
, with
Paul Snow-Hansen.
The team finished 5th.
At 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 ...
, Saunders competed alongside
Gemma Jones
Jennifer "Gemma" Jones (born 4 December 1942) is an English actress. Appearing on both stage and screen, her film appearances include ''Sense and Sensibility'' (1995), the ''Bridget Jones'' series (2001–2016), the ''Harry Potter'' series ( ...
in the
Nacra 17
The Nacra 17 is a performance catamaran used for sailing. It was designed in 2011, went into production in 2012 and has been the focus of multihull sailing at the Olympic Games since its conception.
The Nacra has been converted to a sailing ...
event, finishing in 4th.
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.
He now competed in the Nacra 17 event with Olivia Mackay.
References
1990 births
Living people
People educated at Tauranga Boys' College
Sportspeople from Tauranga
New Zealand male sailors (sport)
Olympic sailors of New Zealand
Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 470
Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Nacra 17
New Zealand sportsmen
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