Malcolm Page (sailor)

Malcolm George Page, OAM is an Australian professional sailor and gold medalist at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.

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Personal life

Page was educated at St Andrew's Cathedral School in Sydney. After retiring from Olympic sailing, Page went on to work for World Sailing as head of media, before becoming chief of Olympic Sailing for US Sailing. He then returned to Australia as the head coach of the Victorian Institute of Sport Sailing program. He is currently coaching with the Australian sailing team.

Career highlights

Olympics

2012 Olympics – 1st – 470 with Mathew Belcher
2008 Olympics – 1st – 470 with Nathan Wilmot
2004 Olympics – 12th – 470 with Nathan Wilmot

Page won five world titles with teammate Nathan Wilmot. The pair also won the Olympic test event in Qingdao and were considered favourites to win the 470 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Following Wilmot's retirement, Page partnered with Mathew Belcher, and again won gold in the 470 class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Page was the official Australian flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics.

World Championships

Date	Pos.	Class	Gender	Title	Location	Notes	Ref.
2019-06	7	Etchells	Open	Etchells World Championship	Corpus Christi, USA	Crew
2017	5	Etchells	Open	Etchells World Championship	San Francisco, USA	Crew
2016	5	Etchells	Open	Etchells World Championship	Cowes, GBR	Crew
2015	12	Etchells	Open	Etchells World Championship	HKG	Crew
2014-08	2nd	Melges 20	Open	Melges 20 World Championship	Riva del Garda, ITA
2014-06	27	Etchells	Open	Etchells World Championship	Rhode Island, USA
2012-12	7	SB20	Open	UON – SB20 World Championship	Hamilton Island, AUS
2012-09	9	Farr 40	Open	Rolex Farr 40 World Championship	Chicago, USA
2012-05	1st	470	Male	470 World Championship	Barcelona, ESP
2011-12	1st	470	Male	Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships	Perth, AUS
2011-02	5	Farr 40	Open	Rolex Farr 40 World Championship	Sydney, AUS
2010-07	1st	470	Male	Delta Lloyd – 470 World Championships	Hague, NED
2010-04	4	Farr 40	Open	Rolex Farr 40 World Championship	Casa de Campo, DOM
2009-08	5	470	Male	470 World Championship	Rungsted, Copenhagen, DEN
2009-06	9	Farr 40	Open	Rolex Farr 40 World Championship	Sardinia, ITA
2008-01	8	470	Male	470 World Championships	Melbourne, AUS
2007-06	1st	470	Male	ISAF Sailing World Championships	Cascais, POR
2006-09	2nd	470	Male	470 World Championships	Rizhao, CHN
2005-08	1st	470	Male	470 World Championships	San Francisco, USA
2004-05	1st	470	Male	470 World Championships	SC Uskok, Zadar
2004-01	1st	420	Male or Mixed	420 class World Championships	Melbourne, VIC, AUS
2003-09	2nd	470	Male	ISAF Sailing World Championships	Cádiz, ESP
2002-09	5	470	Male	470 World Championships	Cagliari, Sardinia Island, ITA
2001-09	3rd	470	Open	470 World Championship	Koper, SLO
1999-01	14	470		Men's / Mixed 470 World Championship	Melbourne, AUS
1998-08	27	470		470 World Championships	Mallorca, ESP

International 470 class

Date	Grade	Pos.	Class	Gender	Title	Location	Notes	Ref.
2010-08		2nd	470	Male	Sail for Gold	Weymouth		-
2010-06	World Series	1st	470	Male	ISAF World Cup	Multiple Events		-
2010-06		1st	470	Male	Kiel Week	Kiel		-
2010-05		2nd	470	Male	Delta Lloyd Regatta	Medemblik		-
2010-03	Grade 2	4th	470	Male	Princess Sofia Regata	Palma		-
2010-01	Grade 1	2nd	470	Male	Miami Olympic Classes Regatta	Miami		-
2010-01	Grade 1	1st	470	Male	Sail Melbourne	Melbourne		-
2009-12	Grade 1	1st	470	Male	Sail Sydney	Sydney		-
2009-09	Grade 2	4th	470	Male	Sail for Gold	Weymouth		-
2009	Continental	5th	470	Male	470 European Championships			-
2009		6th	470	Male	Delta Lloyd Regatta			-
2009		4th	470	Male	Skandia Sail for Gold	Weymouth		-
2008		1st	470	Male	European Championship			-
2008		1st	470	Male	Delta Lloyd Holland Regatta			-
2007		1st	470	Male	Beijing Olympic Test Event			-
2006	Games	1st	470	Male	ISAF World Sailing Games			-
2006	Grade 1	1st	470	Male	Sail Melbourne			-
2005		1st	470	Male	Sail Melbourne			-
2004		2nd	470	Male	Keiler Wocher			-
2003		3rd	470	Male	Hyères Semaine Olympique Française			-
2003		2nd	470	Male	Keiler Wocher			-
2003		1st	470	Male	Sail Melbourne			-
2002	Continental	1st	470	Male	European Championship			-
2002		1st	470	Male	French Spring Cup			-
2002		1st	470	Male	Hyères Semaine Olympique Française			-
2002		1st	470	Male	Kiel Weekr			-
2002		1st	470	Male	Sail Melbourne			-

Nationals

2010 – 470 Australian National Championship – Gold
2009 – 470 Australian National Championship – Gold
2008 – 470 Australian National Championship – Gold
2006 – 470 Australian National Championship – Gold
2005 – 470 Australian National Championship – Gold
2004 – 470 Australian National Championship – Gold
2003 – 470 Australian National Championship – Gold
2002 – 470 French National Championship – Gold
2002 – 470 Australian National Championship – Gold
2001 – 470 Australian National Championship – Gold
2009 – Australian Sydney 38 Class – Gold
2006 – Australian Champion Sydney 38 Class – Gold
1986 – Australian National Championship Manly Junior Class – Gold
1991 – Australian National Championship Flying 11 Class – Gold

Others

2010 – 1st Taser – World Master Games, double handed +45 – helmed by Martin Hill
1995 – 18 ft Skiff Grand Prix circuit

Awards and committees

2013 World Sailing Athlete Commission Chair
2009 Australian Yachtsman of the Year
2003, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09 Australian Yachtsman Finalist
2004 & 05 Yachting NSW Yachtsperson of the Year
2005, 07 & 08 Australian Institute of Sport Team of the Year
2005, 07 & 08 New South Wales Institute of Sport Team of the Year
2005, 07 & 08 New South Wales Sport Team of the Year
2005 Australia Sports Team Finalist
2009, 10 Australian Sports Commission Athletes Commission
2009, 10, 11, 12 Member ISAF Athletes Commission
2011 Australian Institute of Sport 'Best of the Best'
2016 Sport Australia Hall of Fame Athlete Member