Thomas Ramshaw (born November 18, 1991, in

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) is a Canadian

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in the Finn class. Ramshaw qualified to compete at the

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. Ramshaw was originally a

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competitor but later made the move to the finn class in the summer of 2015. He represented Canada at the

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* * * 1991 births Living people Canadian male sailors (sport) Finn class sailors Olympic sailors for Canada Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Finn Canada SailGP Team sailors Sailors (sport) from Toronto 21st-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-yachtracing-bio-stub