John Millen (sailor)
 Millen in 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | John Charles Millen | ||||||||||||||
| Born | October 18, 1960 (age 64) Toronto, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | |||||||||||||||
| Class(es) | Flying Dutchman, International 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Royal Canadian Yacht Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John Charles Millen (born October 18, 1960, in Toronto) is a Canadian sailor.
Millen won the International 14 class World Championship in 1981 with Frank McLaughlin.[1] He won a bronze medal in the Flying Dutchman Class at the 1988 Summer Olympics with Frank McLaughlin. He also finished 9th in the same category at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[2]
Millen was part of the Canadian team in the 1983 and 1986 America's Cup, sailing first on Canada I and then on Canada II.[3] He was also part of the Canadian team on the Challenger and Defender of the Canada's Cup in 2001, 2003, 2021 and 2022.[4][5][6]
Millen crewed on the Royal Canadian Yacht Club Swan 42 yacht Daring that won the 2011 and 2013 New York Yacht Club Invitational Cups and the 2013 Swan 42 National Championships.[7][8] He was inducted into the Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame in 2022.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Davidson, Neil (14 April 2022). "Longtime friends Frank McLaughlin, John Millen headed to Sailing Hall of Fame". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Millen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- ^ "New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup".
- ^ "Royal Canadian Yacht Club - New York Yacht Club".
- ^ Canada wins 25th Canada’s Cup Published, Scuttlebutt Sailing News September 4th, 2021
- ^ Rematch for 2022 Canada’s Cup, Scuttlebutt Sailing News, 12 August 2022
- ^ NYYC Invitational Cup - RCYC crew Successfully Defends Title by Barby MacGowan, Sail World,15 Sep 2013
- ^ John Hele wins Swan 42 National Title, Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Published on July 21st, 2013
- ^ Longtime Friends Frank McLaughlin John Millen headed to Sailing Hall of Fame by Neil Davidson, Toronto Star, April 14, 2022
External links
[edit]- John Charles Millen at World Sailing
- John Charles Millen at Olympics.com
- John Millen at Team Canada
- John Millen at Olympedia (archive)
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- 1960 births
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- Canadian male sailors (sport)
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- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman
- Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- International 14 class world champions
- World champions in sailing for Canada
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