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\u00c9tant jeune, Jacob Saunders a particip\u00e9 \u00e0 des comp\u00e9titions dans les classes Optimist et 420, et il a remport\u00e9 deux titres nationaux dans chacune d\u2019elles. Il a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 naviguer avec son fr\u00e8re a\u00een\u00e9, Graeme, \u00e0 l\u2019automne 2009. Deux ans plus tard, ils ont particip\u00e9 aux comp\u00e9titions de 470 pour la premi\u00e8re fois, notamment aux Championnats du monde juniors 2011. Jacob \u00e9tait barreur et Graeme \u00e9tait \u00e9quipier. En 2012, ils ont re\u00e7u le Prix comm\u00e9moratif Nathan Cowan, d\u00e9cern\u00e9 aux meilleurs marins canadiens en d\u00e9veloppement. Ils ont par la suite remport\u00e9 le Prix comm\u00e9moratif Marvin McDill remis \u00e0 la meilleure \u00e9quipe recrue canadienne.<\/span><\/p>\n

Les fr\u00e8res se sont qualifi\u00e9s pour Rio 2016 en 470 gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 leur septi\u00e8me place \u00e0 la Coupe du monde de Miami (o<\/span>\u00f9<\/span> ils ont pris le deuxi\u00e8me rang dans la course pour la m\u00e9daille) en janvier 2016. Quelques semaines plus tard, ils ont \u00e9gal\u00e9 leur meilleure prestation aux Championnats du monde en prenant le 32e rang pour une deuxi\u00e8me fois de suite. \u00c0 leur premi\u00e8re participation olympique \u00e0 Rio en 2016, ils ont termin\u00e9 au 22e rang. <\/span><\/p>\n

Apr\u00e8s les Jeux, Saunders a pris trois ann\u00e9es de pause de la voile pour achever son dipl\u00f4me d\u2019ing\u00e9nieur. Avant la derni\u00e8re occasion de qualification pour les embarcations nord-am\u00e9ricaines pour Tokyo 2020, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 contact\u00e9 par Oliver Bone, un Olympien de 2008 qui avait r\u00e9cemment \u00e9t\u00e9 son entra\u00eeneur. Ils ont commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 s\u2019entra\u00eener \u00e0 l\u2019automne 2019 pour ensuite participer \u00e0 une premi\u00e8re comp\u00e9tition en janvier 2020, obtenant un classement suffisamment \u00e9lev\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tape de la Coupe du monde \u00e0 Miami pour obtenir une place sur l’\u00e9quipe olympique pour le Canada au 470. Ils ont particip\u00e9 \u00e0 cette \u00e9preuve avec de l\u2019\u00e9quipement de rechange offert par les Am\u00e9ricains Stu McNay et David Hughes, qui occupaient le premier rang mondial. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c0 propos de Jacob<\/b><\/p>\n

D\u00e9buts : <\/b>Il participe \u00e0 sa premi\u00e8re comp\u00e9tition \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de 11 ans \u2026<\/span> Il a d\u2019abord \u00e9t\u00e9 attir\u00e9 par le sentiment que procure la voile et plus tard les d\u00e9fis physiques et mentaux qui accompagnent ce sport\u2026 <\/span>Autres int\u00e9r\u00eats : <\/b>Il a obtenu un baccalaur\u00e9at en g\u00e9nie de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Dalhousie en 2019\u2026 Il travaille comme ing\u00e9nieur\/gestionnaire de projets dans le secteur priv\u00e9\u2026 Il aime pratiquer d\u2019autres sports comme le surf, l\u2019escalade et le cyclisme\u2026 <\/span>De tout et de rien : <\/b>Un de ses premiers souvenirs olympiques a \u00e9t\u00e9 de voir Simon Whitfield remporter l\u2019or \u00e0 Sydney en 2000, un moment qui a servi de source d\u2019inspiration \u00e0 son r\u00eave olympique\u2026 Citation favorite : \u00ab Tu n\u2019as pas gagn\u00e9 si, en le faisant, tu perds le respect de tes adversaires. \u00bb \u2013 Paul Elvstrom\u2026 <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Il a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 naviguer avec son fr\u00e8re a\u00een\u00e9, Graeme, \u00e0 l\u2019automne\u00a02009.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":170083,"template":"","tags":[1104411,415640233,713425,57868344,11828],"hof-categories":[],"year-inducted":[],"gender":[42123],"season":[415983968],"sport":[49360],"game":[415984561,193413370],"team":[415983087,682163209],"event":[682164222,181822385],"province":[415983156],"class_list":["post-117615","athletes","type-athletes","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-equipe-canada","tag-jacob-saunders","tag-rio-2016","tag-tokyo-2020","tag-voile","gender-masculin","season-ete","sport-voile","game-2016-rio","game-tokyo-2020","team-rio-2016-voile","team-tokyo-2020-voile","event-682164222","event-deriveur-biplace-hommes","province-nouvelle-ecosse"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nJacob Saunders - \u00c9quipe Canada | Site officiel de l'\u00e9quipe olympique<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u00c9tant jeune, Jacob Saunders a particip\u00e9 \u00e0 des comp\u00e9titions dans les classes Optimist et 420, et il a remport\u00e9 deux titres nationaux dans chacune d\u2019elles. 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