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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Aquilina |
| Nationality |  Malta |
| Born | (1975-11-18) 18 November 1975 (age 49) Birżebbuġa, Malta |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Dinghy |
| Club | Birzebbbuga Sailing Club |
| Coach | Peter Valentino |
Mario Aquilina (born 18 November 1975 in Birżebbuġa) is a retired Maltese sailor, who specialized in the Laser class. He represented his nation Malta in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), and has been a full-fledged member of the Birzebbuga Sailing Club throughout his sailing career, training under head coach Peter Valentino. Having the prestige to represent his nation in two Olympic Games, Aquilina has been nominated several times as the Sailor of the Year by the Malta Sailing Federation.
Aquilina made his official debut, as a lone sailor, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he placed thirty-seventh in the Laser class with a remarkable grade of 272, surpassing Singapore's Stanley Tan by a three-point advantage.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Aquilina qualified for his second Maltese team, as a 29-year-old, in the Laser class by granting a tripartite invitation from the International Sailing Federation. Unlike his previous Olympics, Aquilina could not upgrade his position with a net score of 339 points and a thirty-ninth-place effort in a fleet of forty-two sailors.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mario Aquilina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Laser class sailor Aquilina gets Athens Olympics invitation". Times of Malta. 15 July 2004. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- "Aquilina maintains Athens hopes". Times of Malta. 11 September 2003. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- "Mario Aquilina And Benji Borg named Sailors of the Year". Malta Independent. 2 February 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- "Sydney 2000: Sailing – Men's Laser Class" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 131. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- Fisher, Bob (26 September 2000). "Sydney Olympics: Strange leaders in the Laser class". Boats.com. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- "Sailing: Mixed Laser Class". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- "Aquilina still 39th overall despite best finish". Times of Malta. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
External links
- Mario Aquilina at World Sailing (archived)
- Mario Aquilina at Olympedia
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