Thomas Jack King (born 8 February 1973) is an Australian
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 ...
and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the
470 Class with
Mark Turnbull
Mark David Turnbull (born 11 October 1973) is an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the 470 Class with Tom King at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII ...
at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
in Sydney.
He and Turnbull were inducted into the
Australian Sailing Hall of Fame in 2022.
Leadership
In January 2015 Tom King and
Jessica Watson
Jessica Watson (born 18 May 1993) is an Australian sailor who was awarded the Order of Australia Medal after attempting a solo global circumnavigation at the age of 16. Departing Sydney on 18 October 2009, Watson headed north-east, crossing the ...
were ambassadors for the Australia Day regatta series at South Gippsland Yacht Club in
Inverloch where King first began his sailing.
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1973 births
Living people
Australian male sailors (sport)
Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 470
Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – 470
Olympic sailors of Australia
Olympic gold medalists for Australia
Olympic medalists in sailing
470 class world champions
World champions in sailing for Australia
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
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