- Mathew Belcher (sailor)
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Mathew Belcher Born 20 September 1982 Nationality Australian Occupation Professional Sailor Mathew "Mat" Belcher sails the 470 (dinghy) with Olympic Gold medalist Malcolm Page. In 2011 following World Championship and World Cup success he along with Malcolm was shortlisted by the International Sailing Federation for the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards.
Having won the 420 World Championship in 2000 the feeder class to 470. The promising young Australian athlete was given the distinction of carrying the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympics. At that point, he decided to become an Olympian. Coach Victor Kovalenko invited him onto the Australian 470 sailing squad where he became the tuning partner for Nathan Wilmot and Malcolm Page. As a helmsman, Belcher rose to the #1 ISAF ranking in 2007 but did not qualify for the 2008 Olympics as Wilmot and Page won the 470 World Championship and then went on to represent the country at the 2008 Olympics.
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