Kevin Stittle
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Kevin Stittle is a Canadian
sailor
from Orangeville, Ontario
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Stittle began sailing at the age of 11.
At the 2008 World Championships, he won a silver medal in the tornado class.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics
he finished in fourth place in the tornado class with partner Oskar Johansson
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Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
sailor
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
from Orangeville, Ontario
Orangeville, Ontario
Orangeville is a town in south-central Ontario, Canada, and the seat of Dufferin County.-History:Before European settlers, Orangeville was thought to be a native hunting ground...
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Stittle began sailing at the age of 11.
At the 2008 World Championships, he won a silver medal in the tornado class.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
he finished in fourth place in the tornado class with partner Oskar Johansson
Oskar Johansson
Oskar Johansson is a Canadian world class sailor from Toronto. He competed in Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and finished in 15th place...
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