2012 isaf rolex world sailor of the year nominees mat belcher malcolm page aus
Malcolm George Page, OAM (born 22 March 1972) is an Australian sailor. He was educated at St. Andrew's Cathedral School in Sydney. He and team mate Nathan Wilmot have won five world titles in the 470 class. They also won the Olympic test event in Qingdao in 2007 and were considered favourites to win the 470 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, which they did. Partnered with Mathew Belcher, Page again won gold in the 470 class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Page carried the Australian flag during the Olympics closing ceremony.
At the end of the 2009-2010 ISAF Olympic Class sailing circuit Belcher & Page were ranked first in 470 Men's discipline in the World by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), having become 2010 470 Men's World Champions and the 2010 ISAF World Cup Champions in 470 Men's discipline.
GOLD – 470 Australian National Championship, Grade 3, January 2010 (6)
GOLD – Sail Melbourne, Melbourne, Grade 1, January 2010 (6)
GOLD – Sail Sydney, Sydney, Grade 1, December 2009 (6)
4th– Sail for Gold, Weymouth, Grade 2, September 2009
Notes
(1) Page becomes the most decorated 470 Men’s sailor of all time, having won four 470 World Championships and one ISAF World Games Championship, two silver and one bronze at 470 World Championships
(2) Become the only team to secure 2010 ISAF World Cup victory with a regatta to spare
(3) Win 3 races in one day
(4) Mathematically win regatta before competing in the Medal Race
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 ISAF Athletes Commission
2011 Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) 'Best of the Best'
2016 Sport Australia Hall of Fame Athlete Member
Olympics
Malcolm Page was consecutive winner at the 2008 Summer Olympics (Beijing) event (with Nathan Wilmot), and the 2012 Summer Olympics (London) in the Men's 470 (with Mathew Belcher).
Page was the official Australian flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics.