Tom Squires

Tom Squires
Personal information
National team Great Britain
Born (1993-08-03) 3 August 1993 (age 31)
Oxford, England
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Websitetomsquireswindsurf.com
Sport
SportSailing
ClubOxford Sailing Club
Coached byNick Dempsey[1]

Tom Squires (born 3 August 1993) is a British competitive sailor.[2][3]

He qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021, competing in men's RS:X.

Early life

Tom Squires was born on 3 August 1993 in Oxford, Oxfordshire. At early age, he was interested in gardening which made him to later pursue a degree in horticulture.[4]

At the age of 11, his interest in windsurfing began when his father bought an old windsurfer on a family holiday in Pentewan Sands Holiday Park, Cornwall. He enjoyed it so much that they immediately signed him up to the nearest RYA Windsurfing course after they returned home to Oxford.[5][1]

Career

Tom Squires made his Olympic debut during the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics when he competed in the men's RS:X for Team GB, making him the second British male to ever compete in the RS:X class of windsurfing at an Olympic Games, after Nick Dempsey who competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Games. He finished at the 7th place.[6]

In 2016, he claimed the prestigious Princess Sofia Trophy.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sailing - SQUIRES Tom". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Tom Squires". olympedia.org. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Tom Squires". members.sailing.org. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Tom Squires". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Tom Squires". British Sailing Team. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Sailing - Medal Race Results". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Squires triumphs at Princess Sofia Trophy". Eurosport. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2021.


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