New Zealand sailor
Andy Maloney
Full name Andrew Maloney Nationality New Zealand Born (1990-06-02 ) 2 June 1990 (age 34) Class Finn
Andrew Maloney (born 2 June 1990) is a New Zealand professional sailor born on 2 June 1990.[ 1]
Sailing career
From the Murrays Bay Sailing Club,[ 2] he finished third in both the 2005 and 2006 World Championships in the Splash class.
He finished 13th in the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships in a Laser , he then finished third at the 2012 Laser World Championships.[ 3] He also sailed for Oman Sail in the 2012 Extreme Sailing Series . At the 2013 America's Cup , Maloney was part of the New Zealand team that won the Youth America's Cup, sailing alongside Peter Burling , Blair Tuke and Guy Endean.[ 4]
He attempted to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Laser class, but missed out on a spot in the New Zealand Olympic team to eventual bronze medallist, Sam Meech .[ 5] His sister, Alex Maloney , is a professional sailor who won Silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics in a 49erFX with Sam Meech's sister, Molly .[ 6]
Maloney joined Team New Zealand in November 2016. He added 10 kilograms (22 pounds) in muscle to bulk up for a grinding role on the boat.[ 7] [ 8] The role turned out to be as a "cyclor", after Team New Zealand decided to install pedal powered grinders.[ 9] [ 10] Maloney was part of the crew that won the 2017 America's Cup .[ 11]
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