Nathan James Wilmot (born 13 December 1979) is a sailor, and a member of the Australian

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team. He has won five world titles along with teammate Malcolm Page in the

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class. They also won the Olympic test event in

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in 2007 and were considered favourites to win the 470 event at the

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. In the Beijing Olympic games they won convincingly on points leading into the medal race which they only had to finish to win first place. They won the finale race which secured them Olympic gold. They have been now classified as the most successful 470 competitors in history. Although successful in the dinghy classes, he is an established ocean-racing yachtsman. He was an

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scholarship holder.AIS at the Olympics
Wilmot comes from a sailing family. His father competed at the

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and his uncle at the

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. Uncle Hugh Treharne was tactician on the America's Cup syndicate, Australia II in 1983.

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* * * * * 1979 births Living people Australian Institute of Sport sailors Australian male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 470 Olympic sailors for Australia Olympic gold medalists for Australia Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Extreme Sailing Series sailors 420 class world champions World champions in sailing for Australia 470 class world champions Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Sailors (sport) from Sydney Sportsmen from New South Wales {{Australia-yachtracing-bio-stub