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NZ Olympic Finn class sailor selected Josh Junior was third at this month's Finn Gold Cup. Photo: Robert Deaves. '); } else { // } Josh Junior knows how significant it is to have earned selection for the Tokyo Olympics in the Finn class. The 31-year-old was selected ahead of close friend and training partner Andy Maloney for the one position available to New Zealand in the heavyweight dinghy on the back of his consistently high results at pinnacle events. In 2019 he became the first Kiwi to win the Finn Gold Cup since its introduction in 1956 and he followed that w...

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Stuff sports reporters07:30, May 28 2021 ROBERT DEAVES Josh Junior is the only New Zealander to win the Finn Gold Cup, claiming the golden goblet at the last championships held in late 2019. Sailor Josh Junior is “honoured and excited” after becoming the latest athlete to be selected for the New Zealand Olympic team, eight weeks out from the games. The 31-year-old was selected ahead of close friend and training partner Andy Maloney for the one position available to New Zealand in the heavyweight dinghy on the back of his consistently high results at pinnacle events. In 2019 he became th...

Josh Junior Photo: PHOTOSPORT Junior has been selected ahead of Andy Maloney, who also just missed out of making the Rio2016 Olympic team. The 31-year-old Wellingtonian received the nomination off the back of his consistently high results at pinnacle events. In 2019 Junior became the first Kiwi to win the Finn Gold Cup (World Championships) since its introduction in 1956. He followed that result with bronze at this month's Finn Gold Cup in Portugal. Maloney won the world title in Portugal, not only illustrating the depth of Finn sailing in this country but also emphasising the success of the...

Friday, 28 May 2021, 6:54 am Josh Junior knows how significant it is to have earned selection for the Tokyo Olympics in the Finn class. The 31-year-old was selected ahead of close friend and training partner Andy Maloney for the one position available to New Zealand in the heavyweight dinghy on the back of his consistently high results at pinnacle events. In 2019 he became the first Kiwi to win the Finn Gold Cup (world championships) since its introduction in 1956 and he followed that with bronze at this month's Finn Gold Cup in Portugal. Maloney won the world title in Portugal, not only ill...