Oliver Bone (born April 29, 1981) is a Canadian sailor, who specialized in two-person dinghy (470) class.[1] He represented Canada, along with his partner Stéphane Locas, at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing last from a fleet of twenty-nine entries. Currently, Bone trains for the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Bone |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | April 29, 1981 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Dinghy |
| Club | Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron |
Bone qualified as a crew member for the Canadian squad in the men's 470 class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by placing twenty-ninth and receiving a berth from the World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.[3] Teaming with skipper Stéphane Locas in the eleven-race series, the Canadian duo struggled to catch up with the rest of the boats for most of the legs that sat them at the far bottom of the leaderboard with 205 net points.[4]
He represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oliver Bone". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ Wong, Julia (4 June 2013). "Ex-Olympian spirals into depression, calls for more mental health education in sports". ISAF. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Event Guide: Men's Two Person Dinghy – 470". 470 World Championships. 9 August 2008. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "Men's 470 Class". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ MacDonald, Glenn. "RNSYS's Bone, Saunders named to Canadian Olympic sailing team | Saltwire". www.saltwire.com. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
External links
edit- Oliver Bone at World Sailing
- Oliver Bone at Olympics.com
- Oliver Bone at Olympic.org (archived)
- Oliver Bone at Olympedia (archive)
- Oliver Bone at Team Canada
- Oliver Bone at the NBC 2008 Olympics website at the Wayback Machine (archived August 26, 2012)
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