DANIEL Benjamin

Date of Birth: 18 Nov 2000

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Birth Country:

Great Britain

Place of residence : CAPE TOWN

Residence Country:

South Africa

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Sailing	Men's Skiff - 49er RSA South Africa	18

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Enoshima	Men's Skiff - 49er - Race 01 #1	Finished
	Sagami	Men's Skiff - 49er - Race 02 #2	Finished
Followed by	Sagami	Men's Skiff - 49er - Race 03 #3	Finished
Followed by	Sagami	Men's Skiff - 49er - Race 04 #4	Finished
	Zushi	Men's Skiff - 49er - Race 05 #5	Finished
Followed by	Zushi	Men's Skiff - 49er - Race 06 #6	Finished
	Kamakura	Men's Skiff - 49er - Race 07 #7	Finished
Followed by	Kamakura	Men's Skiff - 49er - Race 08 #8	Finished
Followed by	Kamakura	Men's Skiff - 49er - Race 09 #9	Finished
	Fujisawa	Men's Skiff - 49er - Race 10 #10	Finished
Followed by	Fujisawa	Men's Skiff - 49er - Race 11 #11	Finished
Followed by	Fujisawa	Men's Skiff - 49er - Race 12 #12	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Benji (Facebook profile, 09 Aug 2017)

Surfing. (World Sailing profile, 01 Jan 2019)

Languages spoken:

Royal Cape Yacht Club [Cape Town, RSA]

Asenathi Jim [national]

He first tried sailing at age 10 in Great Britain, and began racing at age 11. (World Sailing profile, 01 Jan 2019; highwaymail.co.za, 26 Aug 2017)

He attended a holiday sailing course and fell in love with the sport. (highwaymail.co.za, 26 Aug 2017)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (eNCA YouTube channel, 27 Apr 2021)

Being named in the South Africa team to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (rcyc.co.za, 03 Jun 2021)

New Zealand sailor Peter Burling. (sailing.co.za, 18 Aug 2017)

He and his crewmate Alex Burger were named the 2017 Point Yacht Club Yachtsmen of the Year, as well as the 2017 South African Sailors of the Year. (pubmat.co.za, 22 Feb 2018; iol.co.za, 09 Sep 2017)

He was named the 2015 Point Yacht Club Youth Sailor of the Year. (news24.com, 12 Jan 2016)

General Interest

General
HERITAGE
He was born in England, and moved to South Africa as a teenager in 2013. (news24.com, 12 Jan 2016)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/benjidaniel2
International Federation Website: https://site-isaf.soticcloud.net/sailors/biog.php?memberid=469815&js=1

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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