Nathan Outteridge
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| Nationality | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 January 1986 Newcastle NSW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | 49er, Moth, F50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nathan James Outteridge OAM (born 28 January 1986) is an Australian sailor, a resident of Lake Macquarie.
Career highlights
Olympics
- 2008 – Beijing Olympics 5th, 49er (with Ben Austin)
- 2012 – London Olympics 1st, 49er (with Iain Jensen )
- 2016 – Rio Olympics 2nd, 49er (with Iain Jensen )
He is most famous for winning a gold medal at the London Olympics in the 49er class, along with Iain Jensen. At the Rio Olympics he won silver, again with Jensen in the 49er. He campaigned for the 2020 Olympics and qualified his country for the Nacra 17 class sailing with his sister Haylee gaining a 2nd place at the World Championships.
World Championships
| Year | Location | Pos | Class | Category | Other | Ref |
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| 2001-01 | Kingston, Ontario, CAN | 8th | 29er | Open | with Grant Rose | |
| 2001-12 | Sydney, AUS | 2nd | 29er | Open | 2012 Title with Grant Rose |
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| 2002-08 | Lunenburg, CAN | 1st | 29er | Male Youth | 32nd ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships Ayden Menzies (AUS) |
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| 2003-08 | Neusiedlersee, AUT | 7th | 470 | Open Juniors | with Ayden Menzies (AUS) | |
| 2003-09 | Neusiedlersee, AUT | 48th | 470 | Male | with Ayden Menzies (AUS) | |
| 2003-01 | Madeira, POR | 1st | 420 | Male Youth | 33rd ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships with Ayden Menzies (AUS) |
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| 2004-01 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | 3rd | 420 | Male and Mixed | with Ayden Menzies (AUS) | |
| 2004-04 | Queensland, AUS | 2nd | Laser Radial | Youth | ||
| 2004-05 | Zadar | 36th | 470 | Male | with Ayden Menzies (AUS) | |
| 2004-08 | Lake Garda, ITA | 4th | 470 | Open Juniors | with Ayden Menzies (AUS) | |
| 2004-07 | Gdynia, POL | 1st | 420 | Male Youth | 34th ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships with Iain Jensen (AUS) |
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| 2006-06 | Aix Les Bains, FRA | 6th | 49er | Open | with Ben Austin (AUS) | |
| 2007-06 | Cascais | 3rd | 49er | Open | with Ben Austin (AUS) | |
| 2008-01 | Melbourne, Australia | 1st | 49er | Open | with Ben Austin (AUS) | |
| 2009-01 | Belmont, NSW, AUS | 11th | A Class | Open | ||
| 2009-06 | Sardinia, ITA | 9th | Farr 40 | Open | ||
| 2009-07 | Riva del Garda, ITA | 2nd | 29er | Open | with Lauren Jeffries (AUS) | |
| 2009-07 | Riva del Garda, ITA | 1st | 49er | Male | with Iain Jensen (AUS) | |
| 2009-08 | Cascade Locks, Oregon | 2nd | Moth | Open | ||
| 2010-01 | Freeport, BAH | 2nd | 49er | Open | with Iain Jensen (AUS) | |
| 2010-04 | Casa de Campo, DOM | 4th | Farr 40 | Open | + Crew | |
| 2010-09 | San Francisco, USA | 9th | Melges 32 | Open | + Crew | |
| 2011-02 | Sydney, AUS | 5th | Farr 40 | Open | + Crew | |
| 2011-03 | Hamilton, AUS | 9th | 505 (dinghy) | Open | with | |
| 2011-05 | Torbay, GBR | 12th | SB20 | Open | with | |
| 2011-11 | Belmont, Australia | 1st | Moth | Open | ||
| 2011-12 | Perth, Australia | 1st | 49er | Male | with Iain Jensen (AUS) | |
| 2012-05 | Zadar, Croatia | 1st | 49er | Male | with Iain Jensen (AUS) | |
| 2012-09 | Chicago, USA | 3rd | Farr 40 | Open | + Crew | |
| 2013-09 | Marseille, FRA | 5th | 49er | Male | with Iain Jensen (AUS) | |
| 2013-10 | Hawaii, USA | 2nd | Moth | Open | ||
| 2014-02 | Auckland, NZL | 6th | A-Class | Open | ||
| 2014-07 | Hampshire, GBR | 1st | Moth | Open | ||
| 2014-08 | Marstrand Island, SWE | 10th | RC-44 | Open | + Crew | |
| 2014-09 | Santander, ESP | 3rd | 49er | Male | with Iain Jensen (AUS) | |
| 2015-00 | Sorrento, AUS | 2nd | Moth | Open | ||
| 2015-11 | ARG | 2nd | 49er | Male | with Iain Jensen (AUS) | |
| 2016-02 | Clearwater, Florida, USA | 6th | 49er | Male | with Iain Jensen (AUS) | |
| 2018-18 | Geelong, AUS | 2nd | Nacra 17 | Mixed | with Haylee Outteridge (AUS) | |
| 2019-11 | Auckland, NZL | 13th | Nacra 17 | Mixed | with Haylee Outteridge (AUS) | |
| 2020-02 | Aarhus, DEN | 2nd | Nacra 17 | Mixed | with Haylee Outteridge (AUS) |
Together with teammate Ben Austin Outteridge became the 2008 World Champion in the 49er boat by finishing in front of Britons Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes. In 2007 they won the bronze medal in the same event at the World Championships in Cascais, Portugal. He is an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.
America's Cup
In September 2012, he joined Artemis Racing for the final ACWS event in San Francisco and has since joined for the America's Cup in 2013. Nathan was one of the helmsmen for Artemis Racing the Challenger of Record for the 2013 America's Cup. He also skippered Artemis in the Louis Vuitton challenger series for the 2017 America's Cup, losing to Emirates Team New Zealand's.[2] He became the skipper for the defending Team New Zealand in the 2024 America's Cup. Team New Zealand successfully defended the America's Cup against Ineos Britannia.[3][4] In May 2025, Emirates Team New Zealand announced Outerridge as skipper of the team's defence of the 38th America's Cup, scheduled to be held in 2027. [5]
Other events
- 2005 – Sydney, Sydney International Regatta, 1st, 49er
- 2007 – Medemblik, Breitling Regatta, 2nd, 49er
- 2007 – Sydney, Sydney International Regatta, 1st, 49er (with Ben Austin)
- 2010 – Silvaplana, International Moth Class Euro Championship, 1st, Moth
- 2012 – Wangi Wangi, New South Wales, 2nd, International A-Class Catamaran
- 2019 – SailGP Runner up skippering Team Japan, F50
In 2019 Outteridge skippered the Japanese team in the inaugural SailGP sailing in F50 foiling catamarans.
References
- ^ "Nathan Outteridge". london2012.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ Zealand, Emirates Team New. "EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND WILL CHALLENGE FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP – Emirates Team New Zealand". etnzblog.com. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Nathan Outteridge: New Zealand's 2024 America's Cup co-skipper". Yachting World. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Team NZ win the America's Cup making three-in-a-row". stuff. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND CORE SAILING TEAM BEGINS STRATEGISING". ETNZ. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
External links
- Nathan Outteridge at World Sailing (archive)
- Nathan Outteridge at Olympics.com
- Nathan Outteridge at Olympic.org (archived)
- Nathan Outteridge at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Nathan Outteridge at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 49er World Championships
- OUTTERIDGE And AUSTIN Win 49er World Title
- Australians Outteridge & Jensen secure 49er sailing gold