Dan Slater

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Dan Slater (born 9 April 1976) is a New Zealand sailor.{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/slater-dan-1124980/|title=Dan Slater|publisher=London2012.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501170343/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/slater-dan-1124980/|archive-date=1 May 2013}} He is a member of Wakatere Boating Club in North Shore City. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he competed in the mixed skiff with Nathan Handley, finishing in 8th place.{{Cite web|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sl/daniel-slater-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031424/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sl/daniel-slater-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|title = Daniel Slater at Sports Reference.com|access-date = 13 September 2014|website = www.sports-reference.com}} At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's finn class finishing 12th. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's Finn class. He was successful in winning the third race which the commentator remarked was "one of the races of his life".

Slater was involved as a backup Strategist/Tactician for Team New Zealand during the 2003 America's Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/sailor/dan-slater|title=Dan Slater|website=www.yachtingnz.org.nz|access-date=19 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827125934/https://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/sailor/dan-slater|archive-date=27 August 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=3100543|title=Dawn till dusk aboard the black boat|access-date=19 July 2017}} In 2009 Slater competed in the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series as part of the Greek Challenge.{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/11507523/Greek-Challenge-Crew-Portraits|title=Greek Challenge Crew Portraits – Sailing (Sport) – Yachting|website=Scribd|access-date=19 July 2017}}