Mathew Belcher, the Glossary
Mathew "Mat" Belcher, (born 20 September 1982) is an Australian sailor and a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 470 dinghy, who currently competes with crew Will Ryan.[1]
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39 relations: Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australian Institute of Sport Awards, Australian Olympic Committee, Australian Sailing Hall of Fame, Australian Yachtsman of the Year, Beijing, Dinghy, Gold Coast, Queensland, London, Malcolm Page (sailor), Nathan Wilmot, Olympic Games, Queensland, Sabot (dinghy), Sailing (sport), Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 470, Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 470, Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 470, Southport, Queensland, The Southport School, Victor Kovalenko, Will Ryan (sailor), World championship, World Sailing, World Sailor of the Year Awards, 2000 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, 2012 Summer Olympics, 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Men's 470, 2016 Summer Olympics, 2017 470 World Championships, 2020 Summer Olympics, 420 (dinghy), 470 (dinghy), 470 World Championships.
- 420 class world champions
- Etchells class world champions
- ISAF World Sailor of the Year (male)
- World champions in sailing for Australia
Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Australia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012.
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Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Australia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), is the national broadcaster of Australia.
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Australian Institute of Sport Awards
Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) was opened in 1981.
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Australian Olympic Committee
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is the National Olympic Committee responsible for developing, promoting, and protecting the Olympic Movement in Australia.
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Australian Sailing Hall of Fame
Australian Sailing Hall of Fame was established in 2017 by Australian Sailing in collaboration with the Australian National Maritime Museum.
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Australian Yachtsman of the Year
Australian Yachtsman of the Year Award was created in 1962 by Max Press, OAM, the then Commodore of the Parkdale Yacht Club in Melbourne.
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Beijing
Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital of China.
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Dinghy
A dinghy is a type of small boat, often carried or towed by a larger vessel for use as a tender.
Gold Coast, Queensland
The Gold Coast, also known by its initials, GC, is a coastal city and region in the state of Queensland, Australia, located approximately south-southeast of the centre of the state capital, Brisbane.
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
Malcolm Page (sailor)
Malcolm George Page, OAM (born 22 March 1972) is an Australian professional sailor and gold medalist at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page (sailor) are 21st-century Australian sportspeople, 420 class world champions, 470 class world champions, Australian male sailors (sport), olympic gold medalists for Australia, olympic medalists in sailing, olympic sailors for Australia, sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 470 and world champions in sailing for Australia.
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Nathan Wilmot
Nathan James Wilmot (born 13 December 1979) is a sailor, and a member of the Australian sailing team. Mathew Belcher and Nathan Wilmot are 420 class world champions, 470 class world champions, Australian male sailors (sport), olympic gold medalists for Australia, olympic medalists in sailing, olympic sailors for Australia and world champions in sailing for Australia.
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Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.
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Queensland
Queensland (commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia, the second-largest and third-most populous of the Australian states.
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Sabot (dinghy)
The Sabot is a sailing dinghy that is sailed and raced singlehandedly usually by young sailors in various parts of the world.
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Sailing (sport)
The sport of sailing involves a variety of competitive sailing formats that are sanctioned through various sailing federations and yacht clubs.
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Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 470
The men's 470 was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics program in Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, in the 470 dinghy Eleven races (last one a medal race) were scheduled and completed.
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Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 470
The Men's 470 was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics program in Rio de Janeiro, in the 470 dinghy.
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Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 470
The Men's 470 is a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo, in the 470 dinghy that takes place between 28 July – 4 August 2021 at Enoshima Yacht Harbor.
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Southport, Queensland
Southport is a coastal town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.
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The Southport School
The Southport School (TSS) is an independent Anglican early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school for boys, located in Southport, a suburb on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia.
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Victor Kovalenko
Victor Kovalenko OAM (Віктор Коваленко; born 5 August 1950) is Ukrainian sailor & coach, now the head coach of the Australian Olympic Sailing Team. Mathew Belcher and Victor Kovalenko are Australian male sailors (sport).
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Will Ryan (sailor)
William Ryan (born 23 December 1988) is an Australian sailor and an Olympic champion and five time World champion in the men's 470 event with Mathew Belcher. Mathew Belcher and Will Ryan (sailor) are 21st-century Australian sportspeople, 470 class world champions, Australian male sailors (sport), olympic gold medalists for Australia, olympic medalists in sailing, olympic sailors for Australia, olympic silver medalists for Australia, sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 470, sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 470 and world champions in sailing for Australia.
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World championship
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, or ability.
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World Sailing
World Sailing (WS) is the world governing body for the sport of sailing recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
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World Sailor of the Year Awards
The World Sailor of the Year Awards were launched in 1994 by World Sailing (formerly the International Sailing Federation) to reward individual sailors for outstanding achievements in the sport.
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2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and officially branded as Beijing 2008, were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China.
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2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships
The 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Perth, Western Australia, this was the third edition of the ISAF Sailing World Championships.
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2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom.
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2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships
The 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, was held in Santander, Spain, this was the fourth edition of the ISAF Sailing World Championships.
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2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Men's 470
The men's 470 class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Santander, Spain 14–20 September.
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2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics (Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August.
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2017 470 World Championships
The 470 World Championships were held in Thessaloniki, Greece 7–15 July 2017.
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2020 Summer Olympics
The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July 2021.
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420 (dinghy)
The International 420 Dinghy is a sailing dinghy popular for racing and teaching.
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470 (dinghy)
The 470 (Four-Seventy) is a double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a centreboard, Bermuda rig, and centre sheeting.
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470 World Championships
The 470 World Championships have been held every year since 1970 and organised by the club on behalf of the International 470 Class Association and recognized by World Sailing.
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See also
420 class world champions
- Alex Maloney
- Carl Evans
- Elise Rechichi
- George Kavas
- Gustavo Martínez (sailor)
- Hannah Mills
- Jean-François Berthet
- Jo Aleh
- John Merricks
- Jordi Xammar
- Justin Liu
- Malcolm Page (sailor)
- Mathew Belcher
- Nathan Outteridge
- Nathan Wilmot
- Nicolas Charbonnier
- Onán Barreiros
- Peter Burling (sailor)
- Polly Powrie
- Saskia Clark
- Tanja Frank
- Tessa Parkinson
- Vered Buskila
Etchells class world champions
- Andrew Palfrey
- Colin Beashel
- Dave Curtis
- David Howlett
- David Hughes (sailor)
- Dennis Conner
- Iain Murray (sailor)
- John Bertrand (sailor, born 1946)
- Mark Covell
- Mathew Belcher
- Stephanie Roble
- Steve Mitchell (sailor)
- Taylor Canfield
- Tom Slingsby
ISAF World Sailor of the Year (male)
- Antón Paz
- Ben Ainslie
- Blair Tuke
- Ed Baird
- Fernando Echávarri
- Iker Martínez de Lizarduy
- Jimmy Spithill
- Jochen Schümann
- Magnus Liljedahl
- Mark Reynolds (sailor)
- Mateusz Kusznierewicz
- Mathew Belcher
- Mike Sanderson
- Pete Goss
- Peter Blake (sailor)
- Peter Burling (sailor)
- Robert Scheidt
- Robin Knox-Johnston
- Russell Coutts
- Santiago Lange
- Tom Slingsby
- Torben Grael
- Xabier Fernández
World champions in sailing for Australia
- Andrew Landenberger
- Andrew Palfrey
- Ben Austin (sailor)
- Carrie Smith (sailor)
- Chris Nicholson (sailor)
- Christopher Cairns (sailor)
- Colin Beashel
- Darren Bundock
- David Edwards (sailor)
- David Forbes (sailor)
- David Giles (sailor)
- Elise Rechichi
- Glenn Ashby
- Iain Jensen
- Iain Murray (sailor)
- James Hardy (sailor)
- Jasper Warren
- Jimmy Spithill
- Joey Newton
- John Bertrand (sailor, born 1946)
- John Forbes (sailor)
- Josh Grace
- Kyle Langford (sailor)
- Liesl Tesch
- Malcolm Page (sailor)
- Mark Turnbull
- Mathew Belcher
- Michael Blackburn (sailor)
- Mitch Booth
- Nathan Outteridge
- Nathan Wilmot
- Neville Wittey
- Rolly Tasker
- Sarah Blanck
- Scott Anderson (sailor)
- Stephen McConaghy
- Steven Thomas (sailor)
- Tessa Parkinson
- Tom King (sailor)
- Tom Slingsby
- Will Ryan (sailor)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathew_Belcher
Also known as Mat Belcher, Mathew Belcher (sailor).