Peter Burling (sailor)
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| Born | 1 January 1991 (age 34) Tauranga, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class | 49er | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peter Burling MNZM (born 1 January 1991) is a New Zealand sailor. He is a three-time winning helmsman of the America's Cup for Emirates Team New Zealand in 2017, 2021, and 2024, and a three-time Olympic medalist in the 49er class, of which 2016 was a gold medal together with Blair Tuke. He has also won six editions of the 49er World Championship, two 420 World Championships and the 2015 Moth World Championship. In offshore racing, Burling completed the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race with Team Brunel.
Burling's awards include the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to sailing, the male World Sailor of the Year in 2015 (together with Tuke) and 2017, and the Magnus Olsson Prize in 2020.