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

. He competed for

Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics A total of 433 competitors competed for Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. This was Australia's second largest Olympic contingent after the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, which included 482 competitors. Australian athletes have co ...

. 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 Je ...

, Austin became the 2008 World Champion in the 49er boat by finishing in front of Britons

Stevie Morrison Stephen James "Stevie" Morrison (born 25 November 1978, in Eastbourne) is a successful British yachtsman who has enjoyed success in a classes from the International Cadet to the 49er. He is the son of Phil Morrison, the British yacht design ...

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, Estoril Coast. The municipality has a total of 214,158 inhabitants in an area of 97.40 km2. Cascais is an important tourism in Port ...

, Portugal. 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 the ...

scholarship holder.AIS at the Olympics

Career highlights

;World Championships :2007 –

, 3rd, 49er (with

) :2008 –

Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...

, 1st, 49er (with

) ;Other achievements :2007 –

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

, Sydney International Regatta, 1st, 49er (with

)

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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 for Australia 49er class world champions World champions in sailing for Australia 21st-century Australian sportsmen Sailors (sport) from Sydney Sportsmen from New South Wales {{Australia-yachtracing-bio-stub