Alex Burger (born 6 April 1996) is a South African

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. While the term ''sailor'' ...

. He competed in the 49er event at the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

, finishing 18th overall. He won the 2017 29er World Championships with Benji Daniel as his helm.

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* * * 1996 births Living people South African male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for South Africa Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 49er Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-yachtracing-bio-stub