Ben Saxton (born 14 June 1990) is a British competitive sailor.
He competed at the
2016 Summer Olympics
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in
Rio de Janeiro
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, in the
mixed Nacra 17. In 2017 he and
Katie Dabson came second in the final race and as a result they won the Nacra 17 World Championship. The third place in the race and the second place in the championship was taken by Fernando Echavarri and
Tara Pacheco
Tara Pacheco van Rijnsoever (born 3 October 1988 in Arucas) is a Spanish professional sailor and four times olympian.
Sailing Career Olympics
* 10 out of 20 in 2012 Women's 470 class with crew Berta Betanzos
* 11 out of 20 in 2016 Nacra 17 m ...
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1990 births
Living people
British male sailors (sport)
Olympic sailors for Great Britain
Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Nacra 17
21st-century British sportsmen
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