Malcolm George Page, OAM (born 22 March 1972) is an Australian professional sailor and gold medalist at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.
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| Full name | Malcolm George Page | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 March 1972 (age 52) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | Men's 470, Men's 420 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life edit
Page was educated at St Andrew's Cathedral School in Sydney. After retiring from Olympic sailing, Page went on to work for World Sailing as head of media, before becoming chief of Olympic Sailing for US Sailing. He then returned to Australia as the head coach of the Victorian Institute of Sport Sailing program. He is currently coaching with the Australian sailing team.
Career highlights edit
Olympics edit
- 2012 Olympics - 1st
- 470 with Mathew Belcher - 2008 Olympics - 1st - 470 with Nathan Wilmot
- 2004 Olympics - 12th - 470 with Nathan Wilmot
Page won five world titles with teammate Nathan Wilmot. The pair also won the Olympic test event in Qingdao and were considered favourites to win the 470 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Following Wilmot's retirement, Page partnered with Mathew Belcher, and again won gold in the 470 class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1]
Page was the official Australian flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics.[2]
World Championships edit
| Date | Pos. | Class | Gender | Title | Location | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2019-06 | 7 | Etchells | Open | Etchells World Championship | Corpus Christi, USA | Crew | |
| 2017 | 5 | Etchells | Open | Etchells World Championship | San Francisco, USA | Crew | |
| 2016 | 5 | Etchells | Open | Etchells World Championship | Cowes, GBR | Crew | |
| 2015 | 12 | Etchells | Open | Etchells World Championship | HKG | Crew | |
| 2014-08 |  2nd |
Melges 20 | Open | Melges 20 World Championship | Riva del Garda, ITA | ||
| 2014-06 | 27 | Etchells | Open | Etchells World Championship | Rhode Island, USA | ||
| 2012-12 | 7 | SB20 | Open | UON - SB20 World Championship | Hamilton Island, AUS | ||
| 2012-09 | 9 | Farr 40 | Open | Rolex Farr 40 World Championship | Chicago, USA | ||
| 2012-05 |  1st |
470 | Male | 470 World Championship | Barcelona, ESP | ||
| 2011-12 | 1st |
470 | Male | Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships | Perth, AUS | ||
| 2011-02 | 5 | Farr 40 | Open | Rolex Farr 40 World Championship | Sydney, AUS | ||
| 2010-07 | 1st |
470 | Male | Delta Lloyd - 470 World Championships | Hague, NED | ||
| 2010-04 | 4 | Farr 40 | Open | Rolex Farr 40 World Championship | Casa de Campo, DOM | ||
| 2009-08 | 5 | 470 | Male | 470 World Championship | Rungsted, Copenhagen, DEN | ||
| 2009-06 | 9 | Farr 40 | Open | Rolex Farr 40 World Championship | Sardinia, ITA | ||
| 2008-01 | 8 | 470 | Male | 470 World Championships | Melbourne, AUS | ||
| 2007-06 | 1st |
470 | Male | ISAF Sailing World Championships | Cascais, POR | ||
| 2006-09 | 2nd |
470 | Male | 470 World Championships | Rizhao, CHN | ||
| 2005-08 | 1st |
470 | Male | 470 World Championships | San Francisco, USA | ||
| 2004-05 | 1st |
470 | Male | 470 World Championships (Olympic Qualifier) | SC Uskok, Zadar | ||
| 2004-01 | 1st |
420 | Male or Mixed | 420 class World Championships | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | ||
| 2003-09 | 2nd |
470 | Male | ISAF Sailing World Championships | Cádiz, ESP | ||
| 2002-09 | 5 | 470 | Male | 470 World Championships | Cagliari, Sardinia Island, ITA | ||
| 2001-09 |  3rd |
470 | Open | 470 World Championship | Koper, SLO | ||
| 1999-01 | 14 | 470 | Men's / Mixed 470 World Championship | Melbourne, AUS | |||
| 1998-08 | 27 | 470 | 470 World Championships | Mallorca, ESP |
International 470 class edit
| Date | Grade | Pos. | Class | Gender | Title | Location | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2010-08 | 2nd | 470 | Male | Sail for Gold | Weymouth | |||
| 2010-06 | World Series | 1st | 470 | Male | ISAF World Cup | Multiple Events | ||
| 2010-06 | 1st | 470 | Male | Kiel Week | Kiel | |||
| 2010-05 | 2nd | 470 | Male | Delta Lloyd Regatta | Medemblik | |||
| 2010-03 | Grade 2 | 4th | 470 | Male | Princess Sofia Regata | Palma | ||
| 2010-01 | Grade 1 | 2nd | 470 | Male | Miami Olympic Classes Regatta | Miami | ||
| 2010-01 | Grade 1 | 1st | 470 | Male | Sail Melbourne | Melbourne | ||
| 2009-12 | Grade 1 | 1st | 470 | Male | Sail Sydney | Sydney | ||
| 2009-09 | Grade 2 | 4th | 470 | Male | Sail for Gold | Weymouth | ||
| 2009 | Continental | 5th | 470 | Male | 470 European Championships | |||
| 2009 | 6th | 470 | Male | Delta Lloyd Regatta | ||||
| 2009 | 4th | 470 | Male | Skandia Sail for Gold | Weymouth | |||
| 2008 | 1st | 470 | Male | European Championship | ||||
| 2008 | 1st | 470 | Male | Delta Lloyd Holland Regatta | ||||
| 2007 | 1st | 470 | Male | Beijing Olympic Test Event | ||||
| 2006 | Games | 1st | 470 | Male | ISAF World Sailing Games | |||
| 2006 | Grade 1 | 1st | 470 | Male | Sail Melbourne | |||
| 2005 | 1st | 470 | Male | Sail Melbourne | ||||
| 2004 | 2nd | 470 | Male | Keiler Wocher | ||||
| 2003 | 3rd | 470 | Male | Hyères Semaine Olympique Française | ||||
| 2003 | 2nd | 470 | Male | Keiler Wocher | ||||
| 2003 | 1st | 470 | Male | Sail Melbourne | ||||
| 2002 | Continental | 1st | 470 | Male | European Championship | |||
| 2002 | 1st | 470 | Male | French Spring Cup | ||||
| 2002 | 1st | 470 | Male | Hyères Semaine Olympique Française | ||||
| 2002 | 1st | 470 | Male | Kiel Weekr | ||||
| 2002 | 1st | 470 | Male | Sail Melbourne |
Nationals edit
- 2010 - 470 Australian National Championship - Gold
- 2009 - 470 Australian National Championship - Gold
- 2008 - 470 Australian National Championship - Gold
- 2006 – 470 Australian National Championship - Gold
- 2005 – 470 Australian National Championship - Gold
- 2004 – 470 Australian National Championship - Gold
- 2003 – 470 Australian National Championship - Gold
- 2002 – 470 French National Championship - Gold
- 2002 – 470 Australian National Championship - Gold
- 2001 – 470 Australian National Championship – Gold
- 2009 – Australian Sydney 38 Class - Gold
- 2006 – Australian Champion Sydney 38 Class - Gold
- 1986 – Australian National Championship Manly Junior Class - Gold
- 1991 - Australian National Championship Flying 11 Class - Gold
Others edit
Awards and committees edit
- 2013 World Sailing Athlete Commission Chair[4]
- 2009 Australian Yachtsman of the Year
- 2003, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09 Australian Yachtsman Finalist
- 2004 & 05 Yachting NSW Yachtsperson of the Year
- 2005, 07 & 08 Australian Institute of Sport Team of the Year
- 2005, 07 & 08 New South Wales Institute of Sport Team of the Year
- 2005, 07 & 08 New South Wales Sport Team of the Year
- 2005 Australia Sports Team Finalist
- 2009, 10 Australian Sports Commission Athletes Commission
- 2009, 10, 11, 12 Member ISAF Athletes Commission
- 2011 Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) 'Best of the Best'[5]
- 2016 Sport Australia Hall of Fame Athlete Member[6]
References edit
- ^ Staff writers (11 August 2012). "Belcher and Page win 470 sailing gold". ABC London 2012. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ Staff writer (11 August 2012). "Malcolm Page announced as flag bearer". Headlines. Sky News. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "World Masters Games - Sailing gets underway".
- ^ "Malcolm Page Elected Chairman of ISAF Athletes' Commission".
- ^ Australian Institute of Sport 'Best of the Best' Archived 17 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "King Wally becomes a Legend as Michelle Payne rides off with the 'The Don'". Sport Australia Hall of Fame website. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Malcolm Page.
- BelcherPage2012.com (official website)
- Malcolm Page at World Sailing
- Malcolm Page at Olympics.com
- Malcolm Page at Olympic.org (archived)
- Malcolm Page at the Australian Olympic Committee
- 2008 Australian Olympic Team: Malcolm Page at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-07-23)
- 2012 Australian Olympic Team: Malcolm Page at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-10-20)
- Malcolm Page at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)