MEECH Sam
New Zealand
4 Apr 1991
30
Male
Olympic Scholarship
PORTSMOUTH
Great Britain
AUCKLAND
New Zealand
Events and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sailing |
Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser | 10 |
Schedule
Change
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamakura |
Finished |
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| Enoshima |
Finished |
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| Followed by | Enoshima |
Finished |
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| Fujisawa |
Finished |
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| Followed by | Fujisawa |
Finished |
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| Followed by | Fujisawa |
Finished |
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| Fujisawa |
Finished |
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| Followed by | Fujisawa |
Finished |
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| Enoshima |
Finished |
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| Followed by | Enoshima |
Finished |
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| Enoshima |
Finished |
Biographical Information
Highlights
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Olympic Games
World Championships
Class World Championships
World Cup
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Laser | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
World Championships
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Laser | 2018 | Aarhus, DEN |
| 9 | Laser | 2014 | Santander, ESP |
| 34 | Laser | 2011 | Fremantle, WA, AUS |
Class World Championships
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Laser | 2019 | Sakaiminato, JPN |
| 8 | Laser | 2020 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
| 12 | Laser | 2017 | Split, CRO |
World Cup
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laser | 2018 | Gamagori, JPN |
| 2 | Laser | 2019 | Miami, FL, USA |
| 2 | Laser | 2018 | Hyeres, FRA |
| 3 | Laser | 2019 | Enoshima, JPN |
| 4 | Laser | 2018 | Miami, FL, USA |
| 6 | Laser | 2020 | Enoshima, JPN |
| 9 | Laser | 2017 | Hyeres, FRA |
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Athlete
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Business Management - Massey University, Auckland, NZL
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English
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Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club [New Zealand]
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His sister Molly Meech has represented New Zealand in sailing. She won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in the 49erFX class with Alex Maloney. She was also named in the New Zealand team for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Herald on Sunday, 19 May 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 05 May 2016; 3news.co.nz, 19 Dec 2013; nzequestrian.org.nz, 28 Mar 2020; sailing.org, 04 Mar 2020)
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He suffered from hay fever during the 2019 Laser European Championships in Porto, Portugal. (Herald on Sunday, 19 May 2019)
In January 2014 he broke his collarbone after falling off his mountain bike. The injury kept him out of action for six weeks. (sammeech.blogspot.co.uk, 26 Feb 2014)
In January 2014 he broke his collarbone after falling off his mountain bike. The injury kept him out of action for six weeks. (sammeech.blogspot.co.uk, 26 Feb 2014)
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He began racing dinghies as a child on Hamilton Lake in New Zealand, after he returned home from a seven-year sailing trip around the world with his family. (sammeech.blogspot.co.uk, 01 Jul 2013)
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He has raced the Laser class since the beginning of his professional career. "I love the [Laser] class because the equipment is one design so everyone has exactly the same equipment." (smartbikes.co.nz, 24 Jun 2019)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (stuff.co.nz, 17 Jan 2021)
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New Zealand sailor Peter Burling. (Herald on Sunday, 19 May 2019)
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He won Performance Awards at New Zealand's Volvo Yachting Excellence Awards in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2019, and 2020. (yachtingnz.org.nz, 23 Sep 2020, 11 Nov 2019)
He won Yachting New Zealand's Young Sailor of the Year Award in 2009. (sail-world.com, 20 Nov 2009)
He won Yachting New Zealand's Young Sailor of the Year Award in 2009. (sail-world.com, 20 Nov 2009)
- Athlete Blog: http://sammeech.blogspot.co.uk/
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https://www.facebook.com/sam.meech1
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/sammeechsailing
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https://instagram.com/sammeech
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/sam-meech/66/262/79b
- International Federation Website: https://site-isaf.soticcloud.net/sailors/biog.php?memberid=77993
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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