Tom King (sailor)

Tom King medal table
sailing
Australia
Olympic games
gold	Sydney 2000	470s
World championships
gold	Balaton 2000	470s

Thomas Jack "Tom" King , AOM (born February 8, 1973 in Melbourne ) is a former Australian sailor .

successes

Tom King took part in the Olympics twice in the 470 dinghy . In 1996 he did not get past 23rd place with Owen McMahon in Atlanta . Four years later he competed with Mark Turnbull and took first place in front of the US and the Argentine boat. They became Olympic champions with a total of 38 points . In the same year King and Turnbull won the world championship at Lake Balaton .

For his Olympic success he received the Australia Order Medal in 2001 .

Web links

• Tom King in the database of World Sailing (English)
• Tom King in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Tom King at the Australian Olympic Committee (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mr. Thomas Jack King. In: honors.pmc.gov.au. January 26, 2001, accessed February 20, 2020 .