Evan DePaul

Canadian sailor

Evan DePaul

Personal information

Born|  (1996-01-07) January 7, 1996 (age 28)
Burlington, Ontario
Height| 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight| 80 kg (176 lb)

Medal record

Men's Sailing 49er
Representing  Canada
49er Junior World Championships
|  2017 Kingston | 49er

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 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]

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ "Evan DePaul". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "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"
5. ^ Nichols, Paula (18 March 2021). "Nine sailors nominated to Team Canada for Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
6. ^ 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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