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Canadian sailor
Evan DePaul
Personal information
Born (1996-01-07) January 7, 1996 (age 28)
Burlington, Ontario
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Medal record
Men's Sailing 49er
Representing  Canada
49er Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kingston 49er

Evan DePaul (born January 7, 1996) is a retired Canadian sailor in the 49er class with partner William Jones.

Career

He began sailing in 2010 in the 420 class boats at the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club, and switched to the 49erFX class in 2015, when he teamed up with Will Jones. They later switched to the 49er class.

In 2017, DePaul and Jones won gold at the World Junior Sailing Championships in the 49er class.

In March 2021, DePaul was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team with his partner William Jones, by being ranked as the top Canadian boat at the 2020 World Championships. DePaull and Jones finished 19th in Tokyo.

DePaul announced his retirement from competitive sailing October 27, 2022.

References

  1. ^ Sail Canada. "Tokyo 202 Canadian Olympian Evan DePaul announces his retirement from competitive sailing". Sail Canada. sailing.ca. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  2. "Evan DePaul". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. Garbutt, Herb (19 May 2021). "Burlington sailor Olympics-bound after navigating some choppy waters early in career". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  4. "A Balancing Act". www.49er.org. 49er.org. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2021. Will Jones and Evan DePaul recently took home gold at 2017 49er Junior World Championships in Kingston, Ontario
  5. Nichols, Paula (18 March 2021). "Nine sailors nominated to Team Canada for Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  6. Milton, Steve (24 March 2020). "Hamilton sailing duo 'feeling better' after Olympics postponed". Hamilton Spectator. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

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