Ben Austin (sailor)

Ben Austin

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Austin
Born	(1982-07-16) 16 July 1982 (age 42) Sydney, New South Wales
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sailing career
Class	49er
Club	Woollahra Sailing Club
Coach	Emmett Lazich
Medal record Sailing Representing  Australia World Championships 2008 Melbourne 49er

Benjamin Austin (born 16 July 1982) is an Australian sailor. He competed for Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Together with teammate Nathan Outteridge, Austin became the 2008 World Champion in the 49er boat by finishing in front of Britons Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes. In 2007 they won the bronze medal in the same event at the World Championships in Cascais, Portugal.[1] He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[2]

Career highlights

World Championships

2007 – Cascais, 3rd, 49er (with Nathan Outteridge)

2008 – Melbourne, 1st, 49er (with Nathan Outteridge)

Other achievements

2007 – Sydney, Sydney International Regatta, 1st, 49er (with Nathan Outteridge)

References

1. "Hunter Olympian Profiles". Newcastle Herald. Fairfax Media. 4 August 2008. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
2. AIS at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Ben Austin at World Sailing
• Ben Austin at Olympics.com
• Ben Austin at Olympedia (archive)
• Benjamin Austin at the Australian Olympic Committee
• 49er World Championships
• OUTTERIDGE And AUSTIN Win 49er World Title