SNOW-HANSEN Paul

Date of Birth: 3 Sep 1990

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Place of birth: AUCKLAND

Birth Country:

New Zealand

Place of residence : AUCKLAND

Residence Country:

New Zealand

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Sailing	Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 NZL New Zealand	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Enoshima	Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 - Race 01 #1	Finished
Followed by	Enoshima	Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 - Race 02 #2	Finished
	Zushi	Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 - Race 03 #3	Finished
Followed by	Zushi	Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 - Race 04 #4	Finished
	Zushi	Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 - Race 05 #5	Finished
Followed by	Zushi	Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 - Race 06 #6	Finished
	Zushi	Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 - Race 07 #7	Finished
Followed by	Zushi	Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 - Race 08 #8	Finished
	Zushi	Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 - Race 09 #9	Finished
Followed by	Zushi	Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 - Race 10 #10	Finished
	Enoshima	Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470 - Medal Race #11	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	470	2012	London, GBR
10	470	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
8	470	2011	Fremantle, WA, AUS
12	470	2018	Aarhus, DEN
12	470	2014	Santander, ESP

Class World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	470	2016	San Isidro, ARG
8	470	2019	Enoshima, JPN
9	470	2017	Thessaloniki, GRE

Class North American Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
9	470	2018	Miami, FL, USA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	470	2019	Genoa, ITA
3	470	2018	Hyeres, FRA
4	470	2018	Gamagori, JPN
5	470	2018	Miami, FL, USA
7	470	2020	Enoshima, JPN
28	470	2019	Enoshima, JPN

Snowy (nzherald.co.nz, 04 Aug 2019)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Wakatere Boating Club [Auckland, NZL]

Sporting relatives:

His father Derek Snow has represented New Zealand in sailing and competed in the 470 class at the 2011 World Championships in Perth, WA, Australia. (SportsDeskOnline, 23 Jan 2020; Facebook profile, 11 Mar 2015)

He began sailing on his own at age nine in an Optimist dinghy at Cheltenham beach in Auckland, New Zealand. Soon after he joined the nearby Wakatere Boating Club. (Yachting NZ YouTube channel, 10 Apr 2013; sailing.org, 18 Dec 2011)

His father introduced him to the sport and took him out in a Laser dinghy until he was old enough to sail on his own. (Yachting NZ YouTube channel, 10 Apr 2013; sailing.org, 18 Dec 2011)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (insidethegames.biz, 30 Sep 2020)

He and his crewmate Dan Wilcox won the 2019 International Performance of the Year Award at the North Harbour Sport Excellence Awards in New Zealand. (harboursport.co.nz, 09 Dec 2019)

General Interest

General
PARTNERSHIP
In 2013 he began sailing in the 470 class with long-term friend Daniel Wilcox. The pair went on to finish 10th at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "Daniel and I have been sailing against each other since we were 10 years old so it's pretty fun to be in the same boat." (yachtingnz.org.nz, 01 Sep 2019, 01 Dec 2014; Yachting NZ YouTube channel, 10 Apr 2013)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/snansen.paul
Facebook Team: https://www.facebook.com/danpaul470
https://instagram.com/paulsnowhansen/
International Federation Website: https://site-isaf.soticcloud.net/biog.php?memberid=75857&js=1

Legend

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

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