Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 References  





2 External links  














Elliot Hanson






Español
Norsk bokmål
 

Edit links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 
















Appearance
   

 






From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


Elliot Hanson
Personal information
Full nameElliot James Hanson
NationalityBritish
Born (1994-02-12) 12 February 1994 (age 30)
Macclesfield, England
Sailing career
Class(es)ILCA 7, ILCA 6, Topper
ClubRedesmere Sailing Club

Medal record

Representing  United Kingdom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hankø 5.5 Metre
Gold medal – first place 2008 Tralee Topper
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Gdańsk Laser

Elliot James Hanson (born 12 February 1994) is a British professional sailor and Olympian.[1][2]

Hequalified Great Britain to compete in the Laser class at the 2020 Summer OlympicsinTokyo. He went on to represent Great Britain finishing 12th competing in the Laser class. In 2020 he won the Laser European Championships[2]

In 2008 he won the Topper Class World Championship and in 2022[2] he also won the 5.5 Metre World Championship[3] where he was initial scheduled to crew but he ended up helming.

Hanson is currently ranked 5th in the ILCA 7 World Sailing rankings,[4] placing as the 2nd sailor from Great Britain.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Elliot Hanson". olympedia.org. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  • ^ a b c "Elliot Hanson". members.sailing.org. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  • ^ "Jean Genie wins 5.5 Metre world title on final day in Hankø". 5.5class.org.
  • ^ "World Sailing - ILCA 7 Men Rankings". World Sailing. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  • External links[edit]


  • t
  • e

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elliot_Hanson&oldid=1213929408"

    Categories: 
    1994 births
    Living people
    British male sailors (sport)
    Olympic sailors for Great Britain
    Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics  Laser
    Sportspeople from Macclesfield
    World champions in sailing for Great Britain
    5.5 Metre class world champions
    Topper (dinghy) class world champions
    British yacht racing biography stubs
    Hidden categories: 
    Articles with short description
    Short description matches Wikidata
    Use dmy dates from July 2021
    Team GB template using Wikidata
    All stub articles
     



    This page was last edited on 15 March 2024, at 23:54 (UTC).

    Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



    Privacy policy

    About Wikipedia

    Disclaimers

    Contact Wikipedia

    Code of Conduct

    Developers

    Statistics

    Cookie statement

    Mobile view



    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki