JONES William

5 Mar 1995
26
Male
HAMILTON, ON
 
Canada
OAKVILLE, ON
 
Canada

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SAL Sailing Men's Skiff - 49er 19

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Enoshima
Finished
Sagami
Finished
Followed by
Sagami
Finished
Followed by
Sagami
Finished
Zushi
Finished
Followed by
Zushi
Finished
Kamakura
Finished
Followed by
Kamakura
Finished
Followed by
Kamakura
Finished
Fujisawa
Finished
Followed by
Fujisawa
Finished
Followed by
Fujisawa
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
7749er2018Aarhus, DEN

Class World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
3949er2020Geelong, VIC, AUS
6149er2019Auckland, NZL
6949er2017Porto, POR

Class European Championships
RankEventYearLocation
6149er2018La Rochelle, FRA
6649er2019Weymouth, GBR

Class North American Championships
RankEventYearLocation
249er2017Kingston, ON, CAN

World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
2649er2017Miami, FL, USA
2749er2018Miami, FL, USA
3749er2018Hyeres, FRA
3849er2019Miami, FL, USA

Class World Championships Juniors
RankEventYearLocation
149er2017Kingston, ON, CAN
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Will (sailingscuttlebutt.com, 14 Jul 2017)
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Squash, skiing, rowing. (olympic.ca, 01 Sep 2020)
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Athlete
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Engineering, Science - Queen's University, Kingston, ON, CAN
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English
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Royal Hamilton Yacht Club [RHYC] [Canada]
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He first tried sailing at a summer camp at the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club [RHYC] in Ontario, Canada. (sailing.ca, 01 Sep 2020; hamiltonnews.com, 06 Apr 2018)
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"When I first started, I enjoyed being independent and zipping around the harbour with my friends. It was a bit like driving go-karts as a kid, but on the water, which I found more appealing." (hamiltonnews.com, 06 Apr 2018)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and to win a gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (thespec.com, 10 May 2017)
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"[COVID-19] has changed our perspective on how we are approaching our training; our focus has shifted from a competition calendar towards a much more process-based training around skills. Goal-setting and analytics are the name of the game; finding all the areas we think are important to our success and breaking them down into chunks that we can critically assess. Everything from our boat handling skills, understanding of theory in all aspects, and our mental perspective on what it takes to be elite athletes." (spinsailing.com, 12 Jul 2020)
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He doesn't shave during competitions, and he wears odd socks for good luck. (olympic.ca, 01 Sep 2020)
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"Sailing a 49er is kind of like riding a bull. It feels very fast." (thespec.com, 10 May 2017)
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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