Erica Dawson (born 24 July 1994) is a New Zealand sailor.[1] She competed in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, as crew for Micah Wilkinson in the Nacra 17 class.[2] She competed in the Nacra 17 event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal with Wilkinson.[3][4]
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| Born | 24 July 1994 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sailing | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBorn in Auckland, Dawson started sailing in her youth.[2] She started sailing in Murrays Bay Sailing Club.[5] She became the first girl to win the national championship in the Starling class.[2] Dawson competed in the 2012 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships together with Ellie Copeland, finishing fifth in the girls' 420 event.[6]
Dawson continued her sailing career in the 49er FX class, with her first 49er FX competition being the 2014 49er & 49er FX European Championships in Helsinki where she placed 28th together with Copeland.[2][7][8]
In 2019, Dawson switched to Nacra 17, first as helmsman but then switched roles with crew Micah Wilkinson.[2][9] They finished 7th in the 2020 Nacra 17 World Championship in Melbourne. In March 2020, the duo was selected for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the Nacra 17 event.[10] The sailing duo, coached by Jo Aleh, practised with Australian duo Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin for the event.[11] In June 2021, during the preparations for the Olympics, Dawson broke her fibula while practising.[12][13] In the 2020 Olympics, they finished 12th in their Nacra 17 event.[2]
In 2021, Dawson and Liv Mackay were selected for the Sail GP Team New Zealand team in the SailGP series.[14][12] Dawson sails as a strategist for Sail GP Team New Zealand.[7]
During 2022, Wilkinson and Dawson continued to sail in the Nacra 17 and finished second in the Nacra 17 European Championship in Aarhus.[15][16][17] The duo was coached by former Tornado sailor Antón Paz.[15] In the following Nacra 17 World Championship in Halifax, they finished 9th.[18]
References
edit- ^ "Dawson, Erica". Paris 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Erica Dawson". Yachting New Zealand. 24 July 1994. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Young sailors named for Paris Olympics". RNZ. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ McFadden, Suzanne; Murphy, Tim (8 August 2024). "Medal deluge! The Paris Dossier - Day 13". Newsroom. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "My Sunday: Sail GP athlete Erica Dawson". stuff.co.nz. 18 December 2021.
- ^ "FSP ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship". World Sailing.
- ^ a b "Erica Dawson - New Zealand SailGP Team". SailGP. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "49erFX European Championship 2014" (PDF). International 49er Class Class Association. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Chapman, Alex (7 March 2020). "Sailing: Crew change pays off as Micah Wilkinson and Erica Dawson get 2020 Olympic Games nod". The New Zealand Herald.
- ^ "Seven sailors selected for Olympics". Radio New Zealand. 4 March 2020.
- ^ McFadden, Suzanne (25 June 2021). "Olympic Bonds: Erica and Micah, the Little Chargers". Newsroom.
- ^ a b Reive, Christopher (26 June 2021). "Dream in doubt: Kiwi Olympian suffers serious training accident". The New Zealand Herald.
- ^ McFadden, Suzanne (25 June 2021). "Kiwi Olympic sailor suffers 11th hour catastrophe". Newsroom.
- ^ Olsen, Emma (24 May 2023). "NZ SailGP team unveil female duo". The New Zealand Herald.
- ^ a b McFadden, Suzanne (29 August 2022). "Erica Dawson's blazing new sailing trail". Newsroom.
- ^ "Nacra pair make breakthrough at European champs". Yachting New Zealand. 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Tita and Banti Dominate in Fourth European Championship". International Nacra 17 Class Association.
- ^ "2022 World Championship". International Nacra 17 Class Association.