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Evan DePaul
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| Born | January 7, 1996 Burlington, Ontario | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Evan DePaul (born January 7, 1996) is a retired[1] Canadian sailor in the 49er class with partner William Jones.[2]
Career
[edit]He began sailing in 2010 in the 420 class boats at the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club, and switched to the 49erFX class in 2015, when he teamed up with Will Jones.[1] They later switched to the 49er class.
In 2017, DePaul and Jones won gold at the World Junior Sailing Championships in the 49er class.[3][4]
In March 2021, DePaul was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team with his partner William Jones, by being ranked as the top Canadian boat at the 2020 World Championships.[5][6] DePaull and Jones finished 19th in Tokyo.[1]
DePaul announced his retirement from competitive sailing October 27, 2022.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Sail Canada. "Tokyo 202 Canadian Olympian Evan DePaul announces his retirement from competitive sailing". Sail Canada. sailing.ca. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Evan DePaul". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Garbutt, Herb (19 May 2021). "Burlington sailor Olympics-bound after navigating some choppy waters early in career". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "A Balancing Act". www.49er.org. 49er.org. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
Will Jones and Evan DePaul recently took home gold at 2017 49er Junior World Championships in Kingston, Ontario
- ^ Nichols, Paula (18 March 2021). "Nine sailors nominated to Team Canada for Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Milton, Steve (24 March 2020). "Hamilton sailing duo 'feeling better' after Olympics postponed". Hamilton Spectator. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Evan DePaul at World Sailing
- Evan DePaul at Olympics.com
- Evan DePaul at Olympedia
- Evan DePaul at Team Canada
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