Tim Hornsby (born July 20, 1986, in Atlanta, Georgia) is a professional sailor, America's Cup grinder, and world champion that currently lives in
Halifax, Canada. He competed with
American Magic in the
36th America's cup. He has continued on with American magic for the 37th America’s Cup.
In 2022 he joined Canada SailGP in season 3 finishing with four podiums including a win in Christchurch, nz. In 2023 they started season 4 with a podium in Chicago.
2023 Maxi 72 World Champion
Prior to his sailing career he was as an American
sprint canoe
A sprint canoe is a canoe used in International Canoe Federation canoe sprint. It is an open boat propelled by one, two or four paddlers from a kneeling position, using single-bladed paddles. The difficulty of balance can depend on how wide or nar ...
ist. At the
2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the
Men's K-1 200 metres.
He is a 10x World championship team member, 3x Olympic trials winner, American record holder, Pan am games medalist, and many time national champion.
Hornsby qualified through a long and difficult route. He won the Men’s K1 200m event at the 2011 Sprint National Championships in Gainesville, Georgia. on August 6. However, US teammate Ryan Dolan had achieved the result that gave the US an Olympic canoeing quota slot for the U.S. at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico on October 28.
Hornsby then won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Oklahoma City on April 20, forcing a race-off between the two at the first two 2012 World Cups. Hornsby then achieved a 14th-place finish at the 2012 World Cup No. 2 in Duisburg, Germany, on May 27, clinching the US K-1 200 m Olympic place for himself as his result was better than Dolan's.
Hornsby's home club is the Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club.
Lake Lanier hosted the canoe, kayak and rowing events at the Atlanta Olympics, but Hornsby is the first Olympian they have produced.
Kayak career highlights
* 2016 USA Olympic Trials in Gainesville, Georgia: 1st in K1 200m
* 2015 World Cup: 8th in K1-200m
* 2014 World Championships: 11th in K1 200M
* 2013 World Cup No. 2: 6th in K1 200m
* 2013 U.S. National Team Trials in Oklahoma City, Okla.: 1st in K1 200m
* 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials: 1st in K1 200m
* 2011 Pan American Games: 5th in K2 200m
* 2011 World Cup No. 3: 14th in K2 200m
* 2011 National Championships: 1st K1 200m
* 2010 Vichy World Cup: 11th in K1 200m
* 2008 Olympic training partner
* 2008 USA Olympic Trials in Oklahoma, City: 1st K2 500m, 1st K4 1000m
* 2008 Szeged World Cup: 4th in K1 200m, 8th in K2 500m, 8th in K2 1000m
* 2006 Pan American Championships: 3rd in K1 200m
* 2004 Olympic Trials: 4th K4 1000m
* 2003 Jr. World Championships: 11th K2-1000m
References
American male canoeists
Living people
Olympic canoeists for the United States
Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
1986 births
Sportspeople from Atlanta
2021 America's Cup sailors
American Magic
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