| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 22 | Laser | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Laser | 2012 | Boltenhagen, GER | |
| 1 | Laser | 2011 | Perth, WA, AUS | |
| 1 | Laser | 2010 | Hayling Island, GBR | |
| 1 | Laser | 2008 | Terrigal, NSW, AUS | |
| 1 | Laser | 2007 | Cascais, POR | |
| 2 | Laser | 2006 | Jeju, KOR | |
| 17 | Laser | 2009 | Halifax, NS, CAN | |
| World Cup | ||||
| 1 | Laser | 2012 | Weymouth, GBR | |
| 1 | Laser | 2012 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | |
| 1 | Laser | 2011 | Weymouth, GBR | |
| 1 | Laser | 2011 | Medemblik, NED | |
| 1 | Laser | 2010 | Weymouth, GBR | |
| 1 | Laser | 2010 | Kiel, GER | |
| 1 | Laser | 2010 | Medemblik, NED | |
| 1 | Laser | 2009 | Weymouth, GBR | |
| 2 | Laser | 2011 | Palma de Mallorca, ESP | |
| 3 | Laser | 2011 | Hyeres, FRA | |
| 3 | Laser | 2011 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | |
Nickname
Tommy (Australian Sailing, 22 Oct 2007)
Hobbies
Tennis, windsurfing, cycling. (Australian Sailing team 2007; sailing.org, 19 Dec 2011)
Occupation
Athlete
Language(s) spoken
English
Club name
Middle Harbour Sailing Club, Sydney, NSW, AUS
Coach
Michael Blackburn; Victor Kovalenko [national] from 2009 (olympics.com.au, 01 Mar 2012; LOCOG, 20 Jun 2012)
Injuries
He rolled his ankle playing football with his friends in May 2012. (sbs.com.au, 11 May 2012)
He required surgery after breaking his hand at a training session in 2006. (Australian Sailing, 22 Sep 07)
He was forced to withdraw from the 2005 Laser World Championships with a stress injury in his leg. (nautica.it 23 Sep 2005)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He started sailing at age eight at the Gosford Sailing Club in Gosford, Australia. He started competing seriously at age 15. (olympics.com.au, 01 Mar 2012; Australian Sailing Team, 2007)
Reason for taking up this sport
His brother and sister were involved in the sport but he did not take it seriously until 2000. "I remember watching the Sydney Olympic Games from Sydney Harbour, and just deciding that's what I wanted to do. From then on I just started training harder and harder." (yachtpals.com, 11 Aug 2008; sailing.org, 26 Jul 2010)
Ambitions
To win a gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (olympics.com.au, 01 Mar 2012)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Being crowned world champion in 2007, 2008 and 2010 and being named the 2010 World Sailor of the Year. (olympics.com.au, 01 Mar 2012)
Hero
Sailors Ben Ainslie, Michael Blackburn and Robert Scheidt. (Australian Sailing team 2007, sailing.org, 26 Jul 2010)
Most influential person in career
His parents. (sailing.org, 26 Jul 2010 )
Sporting philosophy / motto
"You have to be confident in your own abilities." (Australian Sailing team, 2007)
Awards
He was named the International Sailing Federation [ISAF] 2010 Sailor of the Year. (afloat.ie, 12 Dec 2011)
He was named the 2008 Male Sailor of the Year at the Australian Yachting Awards. (Yachting Australia, 05 May 2008)
General
FRACTURED FRIENDSHIP
He and Great Britain's Paul Goodison used to be good friends. But the two had a heated exchange at a pub after the Weymouth pre-Olympic regatta in June 2012. Goodison said Slingsby's Australian team-mate Tom Burton had blocked him in the race, costing him a chance to medal. Goodison and Slingsby did not see eye to eye on the issue, and their friendship became more tense in the weeks before the start of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, where both are expected to be medal contenders. (metro.co.uk, 14 Jun 2012)
AMERICA'S CUP
In 2013 he will compete with the Oracle Racing Team as it defends its America's Cup title in San Francisco, California. (olympics.com.au, 01 Mar 2012)
WEIGHT CHANGE
He decided to compete at the 2011 Olympic test event in Weymouth with a slimmer build, testing to see if being lighter would gain him an advantage. He won the event but decided to return to his normal weight as he preferred competing with a stronger build. (olympics.com.au, 01 Mar 2012)
EARLY DAYS
He did not initially like sailing. His sister had to pay him 20 cents per race in his first season just to stay on the boat. However, he dropped tennis for sailing at age 15 after being inspired by watching the Olympic regattas from Sydney Harbour. (bbc.co.uk , 26 Jul 2011)
TATTOO
He has a tattoo of the Olympic rings on his right shoulder. (olympics.com.au, 01 Mar 2012)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
