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Tom Ashley

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Thomas John Mitchell Ashley (born 11 February 1984 in Auckland) is a sailor from New Zealand, who won the gold medal in the men's sailboard event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, he also won the 2008 RS:X World Championships. He is the Olympic champion and the 2008 World champion. Ashley attended Westlake Boys High School in Auckland, which had earlier fostered the development of other notable sailors, including Chris Dickson and Dean Barker. Ashley placed 2nd two years previous at the 2006 World Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Ashley is the 5,779th most popular athlete (down from 5,619th in 2024), the 235th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 241st in 2019) and the 37th most popular New Zealander Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tom Ashley ranks 5,779 out of 6,025. Before him are Mark Lewis-Francis, Tori Bowie, Ricardo Santos, Alistair Brownlee, Reineris Salas, and Khetag Tsabolov. After him are Maxim Chudov, Okkert Brits, Pavel Maslák, Lisanne de Roever, Carolin Leonhardt, and Wyatt Allen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Tom Ashley ranks 1,236. Before him are Justin Hoyte, Tiana Benjamin, La Lana, Roy Miller, Ma Jianfei, and Cleberson Luis Marques. After him are Carolin Leonhardt, Sabrina Bryan, Zbigniew Bródka, Kyle Schmid, Andrei Sidorenkov, and Klaudia Jans-Ignacik.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Tom Ashley ranks 235 out of 303. Before him are Marco Rojas (1991), Chris Killen (1981), Maddison Keeney (1996), Lisa Carrington (1989), Tony Lochhead (1982), and Danielle Cormack (1970). After him are Martin Crowe (1962), Emma Lahana (1984), Brooke Fraser (1983), Glen Moss (1983), Daniel Bedingfield (1979), and Michala Banas (1978).

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Among ATHLETES In New Zealand

Among athletes born in New Zealand, Tom Ashley ranks 37. Before him are Rob Waddell (1975), Jenny Armstrong (1970), Hamish Carter (1971), Laurel Hubbard (1978), Maddison Keeney (1996), and Lisa Carrington (1989). After him are Nathan Twaddle (1976), Nick Willis (1983), Hayden Wilde (1997), Danyon Loader (1975), Hamish Kerr (null), and Beatrice Faumuina (1974).

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