Roger Hudson (born 22 March 1978 in Cape Town) is a South African sailor, who specialized in two-person dinghy (470) class.[1][2] He represented South Africa, along with his trainee and partner Asenathi Jim, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and has also been training throughout most of his sporting career for RaceAhead Yacht Club, under his personal coach and father Dave Hudson, who competed in the Flying Dutchman class at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1][3][4] As of June 2015, Hudson is ranked twentieth in the world for the two-person dinghy class by the International Sailing Federation, despite his remarkable triumphs at the 2014 Delta Lloyd Regatta in Medemblik, Netherlands.[5]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Roger Hudson |
| Nationality |  South Africa |
| Born | 22 March 1978 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Dinghy |
| Club | RaceAhead[1] |
| Coach | Dave Hudson[1] |
Hudson qualified for the South African squad in the men's 470 class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by having achieved a berth and finishing thirty-second from the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.[3] Teaming up with his 20-year-old partner Jim in the opening series, the South African duo were left trailing in the penultimate position out of twenty-seven boats after ten races with an accumulated net score of 194 points.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Roger Hudson". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roger Hudson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ a b Herskovitz, Jon (19 June 2012). "Two men in a boat bridge South Africa race gap". Reuters. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ Etheridge, Mark (17 January 2012). "Sailors still on course". Reuters. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Enter Now for 2015 Delta Lloyd Regatta". 470 World Championships. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Men's 470". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "Olivier falls short in 800m semi". News24. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
External links
edit- Roger Hudson at World Sailing
- Roger Hudson at Olympics.com
- Roger Hudson at Olympedia (archive)
- NBC 2012 Olympics profile[permanent dead link]
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