Malcolm George Page,
OAM (born 22 March 1972) is an Australian professional
sailor
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The profession of the s ...
and gold medalist at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.
Personal life
Page was educated at
St Andrew's Cathedral School
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in Sydney. After retiring from Olympic sailing, Page went on to work for World Sailing as Head of Media, before becoming Chief of Olympic Sailing for US Sailing. He then returned to Australia as the Head Coach of the Victorian Institute of Sport Sailing program. He is currently coaching with the Australian Sailing Team.
Career highlights
Olympics
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2012 Olympics - 1st -
470 with
Mathew Belcher
Mathew "Mat" Belcher, (born 20 September 1982) is an Australian sailor and a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 470 dinghy, who currently competes with crew Will Ryan. In 2011, following World Championship and World Cup success, he and Ma ...
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2008 Olympics - 1st -
470 with
Nathan Wilmot
Nathan James Wilmot (born 13 December 1979) is a sailor, and a member of the Australian sailing team. He has won five world titles along with teammate Malcolm Page in the 470 class. They also won the Olympic test event in Qingdao in 2007 and ...
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2004 Olympics - 12th -
470 with
Nathan Wilmot
Nathan James Wilmot (born 13 December 1979) is a sailor, and a member of the Australian sailing team. He has won five world titles along with teammate Malcolm Page in the 470 class. They also won the Olympic test event in Qingdao in 2007 and ...
Page won five world titles with teammate
Nathan Wilmot
Nathan James Wilmot (born 13 December 1979) is a sailor, and a member of the Australian sailing team. He has won five world titles along with teammate Malcolm Page in the 470 class. They also won the Olympic test event in Qingdao in 2007 and ...
. The pair also won the Olympic test event in
Qingdao
Qingdao (, also spelled Tsingtao; , Mandarin: ) is a major city in eastern Shandong Province. The city's name in Chinese characters literally means " azure island". Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, it is a major nodal city of the One Belt ...
and were considered favourites to win the 470 event at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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. Following Wilmot's retirement, Page partnered with
Mathew Belcher
Mathew "Mat" Belcher, (born 20 September 1982) is an Australian sailor and a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 470 dinghy, who currently competes with crew Will Ryan. In 2011, following World Championship and World Cup success, he and Ma ...
, and again won gold 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 ...
in London.
Page was the official Australian
flag bearer
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at the
closing ceremony
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World Championships
International 470 Class
Nationals
*2010 - 470 Australian National Championship - Gold
*2009 - 470 Australian National Championship - Gold
*2008 - 470 Australian National Championship - Gold
*2006 – 470 Australian National Championship - Gold
*2005 – 470 Australian National Championship - Gold
*2004 – 470 Australian National Championship - Gold
*2003 – 470 Australian National Championship - Gold
*2002 – 470 French National Championship - Gold
*2002 – 470 Australian National Championship - Gold
*2001 – 470 Australian National Championship – Gold
*2009 – Australian Sydney 38 Class - Gold
*2006 – Australian Champion Sydney 38 Class - Gold
*1986 – Australian National Championship Manly Junior Class - Gold
*1991 - Australian National Championship Flying 11 Class - Gold
Others
*2010 - 1st
Taser
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- World Master Games, double handed +45 - helmed by Martin Hill
*1995 – 18 ft Skiff Grand Prix circuit
Awards and committees
*2013
World Sailing
World Sailing (WS) is the world governing body for the sport of sailing recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
History
The creation of the International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) beg ...
Athlete Commission Chair
*2009
Australian Yachtsman of the Year
Australian Yachtsman of the Year Award was created in 1962 by Max Press, OAM, the then Commodore of the Parkdale Yacht Club in Melbourne.
The club was launching an appeal to build its new clubhouse on Port Phillip Bay foreshore at Parkdale and t ...
*2003, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09 Australian Yachtsman Finalist
*2004 & 05 Yachting NSW Yachtsperson of the Year
*2005, 07 & 08 Australian Institute of Sport Team of the Year
*2005, 07 & 08 New South Wales Institute of Sport Team of the Year
*2005, 07 & 08 New South Wales Sport Team of the Year
*2005 Australia Sports Team Finalist
*2009, 10 Australian Sports Commission Athletes Commission
*2009, 10, 11, 12 Member ISAF Athletes Commission
*2011
Australian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a high performance sports training institution in Australia. The Institute's headquarters were opened in 1981 and are situated in the northern suburb of Bruce, Canberra. The AIS is a division of the ...
(AIS) 'Best of the Best'
*2016
Sport Australia Hall of Fame
The Sport Australia Hall of Fame was established on 10 December 1985 to recognise the achievements of Australian sportsmen and sportswomen. The inaugural induction included 120 members with Sir Don Bradman as the first inductee and Dawn Fraser th ...
Athlete Member
References
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1972 births
Living people
Australian male sailors (sport)
Male sailors
Olympic sailors of Australia
Olympic gold medalists for Australia
Olympic medalists in sailing
Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – 470
Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 470
Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 470
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Australian Institute of Sport sailors
World champions in sailing for Australia
420 class world champions
470 class world champions
Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees
Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
21st-century Australian people