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Paul Snow-Hansen

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Paul Snow-Hansen
Personal information
Born (1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 (age 34)
Takapuna, New Zealand
Sailing career
Class470
ClubWakatere Boating Club
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  New Zealand
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 San Isidro 470 class

Paul Snow-Hansen (born 3 September 1990) is a New Zealand sailor. In 2016, he sailed in the 470 World Championships in San Isidro, Buenos Aires where he won a silver medal with Daniel Willcox.[1][2]

He was a competitor in the 470 class at the 2012 Summer Olympics with Jason Saunders.[3] He competed with Daniel Willcox at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] In 2021, Snow-Hansen and Willcox won the open men's 470 European Championship, sailed off Vilamoura in Portugal.[4]

Of Māori descent, Snow-Hansen affiliates to the Ngāpuhi iwi.[5]

References

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  1. ^ NZ sailing crews pick up World Champs silver Radio New Zealand, 28 February 2016
  2. ^ "Gold medals to France and Croatia". sailing.org. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Paul Snow-Hansen Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  4. ^ Gladwell, Richard (8 May 2021). "470 Europeans: Snow-Hansen and Willcox win Open European 470 Championship". Sail-World. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  5. ^ "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
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