Peter Burling

Nick Name

: N/A

Born

:01 Jan,1991

Age

:28 years, 8 months

Location

:Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Education

: Welcome Bay School, Tauranga Intermediate School, Tauranga Boys College and the University of Auckland

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About Peter Burling

Peter Burling is a New Zealand sailor who won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics as helm in the 49er class alongside Blair Tuke.

Burling (then aged 21) was the youngest 49er sailor at the London Olympics. Their silver medal was New Zealand's 100th Olympic medal.

Burling is the 2015 World Champion in the International Moth and the 49er. He is the helmsman for Emirates Team New Zealand's 2017 Americas Cup campaign.

Career Highlights:

In 2003 at the age of 12, Burling won the New Zealand Optimist Nationals and competed in the 2003 Optimist Worlds in the Canary Islands.
At age 13, he was 2nd in the New Zealand P class Nationals (under 17). He won the NZ Starling nationals (under 19) – (winning both the Fleet racing and Matchracing titles) twice – at age 14 and 15.
At the age of fifteen Burling together with Carl Evans won the 2006 420 Class Worlds in the Canary Islands – the youngest sailors ever to do so. They also won the under-16 and under-18 world championships.
At 16 years old Burling, with Carl Evans, defended their 420 title to win the 420 Class Worlds sailed in Auckland. They also won the under-18 world championship.
He skippered the New Zealand Sailing Team entry to victory in the inaugural Red Bull Youth America's Cup in San Francisco in September 2013.
In January 2014 Emirates Team New Zealand announced that it had signed Burling and Tuke for the next Americas Cup campaign.
Burling is the 2015 International Moth World Champion.