Glenn Ashby
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sailing | ||
Representing  Australia | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2008 Beijing | Tornado class |
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1996 L'Estartit | A-class |
| | 2002 Martha's Vineyard | A-class |
| | 2004 New Plymouth | A-class |
| | 2004 Punta Ala | Formula 18 |
| | 2005 Hoek van Holland | Formula 18 |
| | 2006 Västervik | A-class |
| | 2006 San Isidro | Tornado |
| | 2007 Queensland | Formula 18 |
| | 2007 Islamorada | A-class |
| | 2008 Auckland | Tornado |
| | 2009 Brescia | Tornado |
| | 2009 Belmont | A Class |
| | 2010 Cesenatico | A-class |
| | 2014 Auckland | A-class |
| | 2015 Punta Ala | A-class |
| | 2000 Cesenatico | A-class |
| | 2001 Castelldefels | A-class |
| | 2005 Sanguinet | A-class |
| | 2006 Hyères | Formula 18 |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2003 Koksijde | Formula 18 |
Glenn Ashby (born 1 September 1977) is an Australian sailor from Strathfieldsaye a suburb of Bendigo, Victoria. He is a multiple world multihull world champion and is currently the skipper of Emirates Team New Zealand in the America's Cup.
Ashby grew up sailing with his brother and sister at Bendigo Yacht Club. Learning in a Northbridge Junior at around seven, his Dad later took him on a Sabre. In 1996 at 18, Glenn went overseas for the first time in his life. Competing at the A-Class Worlds in Spain against 86 others, he won.
Ashby and skipper Darren Bundock were the 2007 world champions in the Tornado class and ranked number one in the event going into the 2008 Summer Olympics. However, they were beaten by the Spanish team and won silver.
Ashby has won 9 A Class catamaran world championships. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[1]
References
- ↑ AIS at the Olympics Archived 9 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine.