Rex Sellers
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| Full name | Rex Samuel Sellers | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 November 1950 Nelson, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Rex Samuel Sellers MNZM (born 11 November 1950) is a yachtman from New Zealand. He won a gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and a silver medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, both in the Tornado class with Chris Timms.[1] He also competed in the Tornado class with Brian Jones at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics, where they finished fourth and 15th respectively. Sellers and Gerald Sly were selected to sail in the Tornado class for New Zealand at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, but did not compete because of the US-led boycott.[2]
Sellers attended Nelson College from 1965 to 1967.[3] He was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2010 New Year Honours, for services to yachting.[4]
Sellers had a daughter, Justina Kitchen in 1989. She is a leading exponent in Formula Kite and she qualified to represent New Zealand at the 2024 Olympics.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rex Sellers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Rex Sellers". Olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 June 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition
- ^ "New Year honours list 2010". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ Development, PodBean. "Ep 9 - Justina Kitchen | Broad Reach Radio - The Yachting New Zealand Podcast". yachtingnz.podbean.com. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Rex Sellers at World Sailing
- Rex Samuel Sellers at World Sailing
- Rex Samuel Sellers at Olympics.com
- Rex Sellers at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Rex Sellers at Olympedia (archive)
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