Benjamin Austin (born 16 July 1982) 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 ...
. He competed for
Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
A total of 433 competitors competed for Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The team was Australia's second largest away team after the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, which included a team of 482 competitors. Australian athletes ha ...
.
Together with teammate
Nathan Outteridge
Nathan James Outteridge (born 28 January 1986) is an Australian sailor, a resident of Lake Macquarie.
Career highlights
Olympics
:2008 – Beijing Olympics 5th, 49er (with Ben Austin)
:2012 – London Olympics 1st, 49er (with Iain Jens ...
, Austin became the 2008 World Champion in the
49er boat by finishing in front of
Britons
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Stevie Morrison and
Ben Rhodes. In 2007 they won the bronze medal in the same event at the World Championships in
Cascais
Cascais () is a town and municipality in the Lisbon District of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera. The municipality has a total of 214,158 inhabitants in an area of 97.40 km2. Cascais is an important tourist destination. Its mar ...
,
Portugal
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:* mwl, República Pertuesa is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian ...
. He was an
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 th ...
scholarship holder.
AIS at the Olympics
Career highlights
;World Championships
:2007 – Cascais
Cascais () is a town and municipality in the Lisbon District of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera. The municipality has a total of 214,158 inhabitants in an area of 97.40 km2. Cascais is an important tourist destination. Its mar ...
, 3rd, 49er (with Nathan Outteridge
Nathan James Outteridge (born 28 January 1986) is an Australian sailor, a resident of Lake Macquarie.
Career highlights
Olympics
:2008 – Beijing Olympics 5th, 49er (with Ben Austin)
:2012 – London Olympics 1st, 49er (with Iain Jens ...
)
:2008 – Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a me ...
, 1st, 49er (with Nathan Outteridge
Nathan James Outteridge (born 28 January 1986) is an Australian sailor, a resident of Lake Macquarie.
Career highlights
Olympics
:2008 – Beijing Olympics 5th, 49er (with Ben Austin)
:2012 – London Olympics 1st, 49er (with Iain Jens ...
)
;Other achievements
:2007 – Sydney, Sydney International Regatta, 1st, 49er (with Nathan Outteridge
Nathan James Outteridge (born 28 January 1986) is an Australian sailor, a resident of Lake Macquarie.
Career highlights
Olympics
:2008 – Beijing Olympics 5th, 49er (with Ben Austin)
:2012 – London Olympics 1st, 49er (with Iain Jens ...
)
References
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49er World Championships
OUTTERIDGE And AUSTIN Win 49er World Title
1982 births
Living people
Australian Institute of Sport sailors
Australian male sailors (sport)
Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 49er
Olympic sailors of Australia
49er class world champions
World champions in sailing for Australia
21st-century Australian people
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