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Ben Saxton
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Nationality	British
Born	14 June 1990 (age 34)
Sport
Sport	Sailing
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing Great Britain
World Championships

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Ben Saxton (born 14 June 1990) is a British competitive sailor.

He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the mixed Nacra 17.^[1] In 2017 he and Katie Dabson came second in the final race and as a result they won the Nacra 17 World Championship. The third place in the race and the second place in the championship was taken by Fernando Echavarri and Tara Pacheco.^[2]

References

^ "Ben Saxton". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
^ "Britain's Ben Saxton and Katie Dabson win Nacra 17 World Championship". BBC Sport. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

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[1] "Ben Saxton". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

[2] "Britain's Ben Saxton and Katie Dabson win Nacra 17 World Championship". BBC Sport. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

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 '''Ben Saxton''' (born 14 June 1990) is a British competitive sailor.
-He competed at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], in the [[Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Nacra 17|mixed Nacra 17]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/ben-saxton-gbr |title=Ben Saxton |website=rio2016.com |accessdate=4 September 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826082435/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/ben-saxton-gbr |archivedate=26 August 2016 |df= }}</ref>
+He competed at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], in the [[Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Nacra 17|mixed Nacra 17]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/ben-saxton-gbr |title=Ben Saxton |website=Rio2016.com |publisher=[[Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games]] |accessdate=4 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826082435/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/ben-saxton-gbr |archivedate=26 August 2016}}</ref> In 2017 he and [[Katie Dabson]] came second in the final race and as a result they won the Nacra 17 World Championship. The third place in the race and the second place in the championship was taken by Fernando Echavarri and [[Tara Pacheco]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-09-10 |title=Britain's Ben Saxton and Katie Dabson win Nacra 17 World Championship |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/sailing/41220357 |access-date=2024-07-11 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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