Jason Saunders (born 22 November 1990) is a New Zealand

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 ...

. Saunders was born in 1990 in

Tauranga Tauranga () is a coastal city in the Bay of Plenty region and the fifth most populous city of New Zealand, with an urban population of , or roughly 3% of the national population. It was settled by Māori late in the 13th century, colonised by ...

and received his education at

Tauranga Boys' College , motto_translation = I take up the work and I carry it through , coordinates = , type = State Secondary school , established = 1958 , MOE = 121 , principal = Andrew Turner , decile = 6N , years = 9 – 13 , upp ...

that he attended with fellow Olympic sailors

Sam Meech Sam Meech (born 4 April 1991) is a New Zealand sailor who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Early life Meech was born in Portsmouth, England, in 1991. The sailor Molly Meech is his younger sister; almost exactly two years his j ...

(born 1991) and Peter Burling (born 1991) at the same time. Saunders competed in the 470 class at the 2012 Summer Olympics, with

Paul Snow-Hansen Paul Snow-Hansen (born 3 September 1990, in Takapuna) is a New Zealand sailor. In 2016, he sailed in the 470 World Championships in San Isidro, Buenos Aires where he won a silver medal with Daniel Willcox. He was a competitor in the 470 class a ...

. The team finished 5th. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Saunders competed alongside

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in the

Nacra 17 The Nacra 17 is a performance catamaran used for sailing. It was designed in 2011, went into production in 2012 and has been the focus of multihull sailing at the Olympic Games since its conception. The Nacra has been converted to a sailing ...

event, finishing in 4th. Previously the team had finished 4th at the 2015 Nacra 17 World Championships, and later finished in 4th place at the 2017 Nacra 17 World Championships. He now competed in the Nacra 17 event with Olivia Mackay.

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1990 births Living people People educated at Tauranga Boys' College Sportspeople from Tauranga New Zealand male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of New Zealand Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Nacra 17 New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-yachtracing-bio-stub