- Jonathan Bonnitcha
Jonathan Bonnitcha (b 1981) is an
Australia n windsurfing champion and the2006 New South Wales Rhodes Scholar.porting Achievements
Bonnitcha is a competitive windsurfer and is a blue in
sailing . In 2001 and 2002 he was placed 4th and 3rd respectively at the World Sailing Championships in the29er Class. [ [http://www.sailing.org/biog?memberid=32894 Jon Bonnitcha's ISAF bio] ] In 2003 he was a member of the national Olympic squad for windsurfing, and in 2004 he was named in the Shadow Olympic windsurfing team. [http://www.usyd.edu.au/news/84.html?newsstoryid=765 "University of Sydney student wins 2006 Rhodes scholarship"] University of Sydney News, 10 November 2005.] In 2005 he came first in the Australian Sailing Championship (Mistral Class), and was ranked top in the Australian Olympic Class Windsurfing Rankings. [http://www.nsw.yachting.org.au/?page=15331&MenuID=News%2F10537%2F0 "Jonathan Bonnitcha - Australia's new Mistral sailboard national champion"] Yachting New South Wales, 18 February 2005.]Education
Bonnitcha was educated at Hunters Hill Public School, Chatswood Public School and
Newington College (1993-1998) [Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp17] before entering theUniversity of Sydney . He is aUniversity of Sydney graduate in Economics and Law. He was awarded First Class Honours in Economics in2003 and the Convocation Medal in2004 [http://www.usyd.edu.au/convocation/awards%20convocation-2004.htm The University of Sydney Alumni Council Convocation Medal] ] He has twice been awarded a Senate Scholarship and the Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship for academic and sporting excellence. He was awarded a University Blue for sailing in 2002. Other awards include theUniversity Medal , the EC Wheelwright Prize, the JK Galbraith Prize, the Paul M Sweeney Prize, and the 2006 NSW Rhodes Scholarship. [ [http://www.susport.com/Content/News%20Archive/Archive/Honours/10November2005-RhodesScholarshipforBonnitcha.aspx "Rhodes Scholarship for Bonnitcha"] ]As a student he volunteered at the Marrickville Legal Centre and on exchange studied International Economic Law and Human Rights at the
University of Utrecht , inThe Netherlands .Other activities
Bonnitcha spent 6 months based in Barcelona as a freelance travel writer and tourism critic.Fact|date=February 2008
Family
Jonathan's sister, Jacqui (b 1985) became the first female to win the
29er World Championship in 2005. [http://www.susport.com/Content/News/7%20April%202006/SportsAwards-BonnitchaandBellwinthedouble.aspx "Bonnitcha and Bell win the double"] University of Sydney Sports Awards] [http://www.cyca.com.au/newsDetail.asp?key=1946 "Bonnitcha and McNicol win 29er Worlds"] Cruising Yacht Club of Australia] Their mother, Jenni, is the CYCA Youth Academy coach.References
External links
* [http://www.usyd.edu.au/images/content/cws/news/newsevents/articles/2005/nov/rhodeslarge.jpg2005 photo of Jonathan Bonnitcha, Rhodes Scholar]
* [http://www.nsw.yachting.org.au/site/yachting/image/fullsize/10711.jpg2005 photo of Bonnitcha windsurfing]
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