Paul Snow-Hansen

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Paul Snow-Hansen (born 3 September 1990) is a New Zealand sailor. In 2016, he sailed in the 470 World Championships in San Isidro, Buenos Aires where he won a silver medal with Daniel Willcox.[http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/297651/nz-sailing-crews-pick-up-world-champs-silver NZ sailing crews pick up World Champs silver] Radio New Zealand, 28 February 2016{{Cite web|url=https://www.sailing.org/news/39414.php#.XpD3wchKhPY|title=Gold medals to France and Croatia|website=sailing.org|language=en|access-date=2020-04-10}}

He was a competitor in the 470 class at the 2012 Summer Olympics with Jason Saunders.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sn/paul-snow-hansen-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418065207/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sn/paul-snow-hansen-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Paul Snow-Hansen Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-10}} He competed with Daniel Willcox at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2021, Snow-Hansen and Willcox won the open men's 470 European Championship, sailed off Vilamoura in Portugal.{{cite news |url=https://www.sail-world.com/news/237393/470-Europeans-Kiwis-win-Open-Mens-title |title=470 Europeans: Snow-Hansen and Willcox win Open European 470 Championship |first=Richard |last=Gladwell |date=8 May 2021 |work=Sail-World |access-date=15 March 2022}}

Of Māori descent, Snow-Hansen affiliates to the Ngāpuhi iwi.{{cite news | url=http://tvnz.co.nz/te-karere-news/43-m-ori-athletes-head-rio-olympics-6485449 | title=43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics | date=5 August 2016 | work=Te Karere | access-date=6 August 2016}}