Giles Scott

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Giles Scott
MBE
Personal information
Full nameGiles Lyndon Scott
NationalityFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Born (1987-06-23) 23 June 1987 (age 38)
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Sailing career
Class Finn
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 200
World championships 602
European Championships320
Total1122
Sailing
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 Rio de Janeiro Finn
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2020 Tokyo Finn
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2005 Laser
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2008 Youth Finn
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Perth Finn
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Santander Finn
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 Takapuna Finn
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 Gaeta Finn
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2002 Buffalo Laser Radial
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2010 San Francisco Finn
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011 Helsinki Finn
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 La Rochelle Finn
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Athens Finn
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2020 Gdynia Finn
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2021 Vilamoura Finn

Giles Lyndon Scott (born 23 June 1987) is a British competitive sailor and four-time Finn Gold Cup winner and two-time Olympic gold medallist who won the gold medal for Team GB in the Finn Class at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where having dominated the class, Scott secured his place in the history books winning the gold medal with a day to spare. [1] [2] In January 2024, Scott took over the Driver role of the Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team from Sir Ben Ainslie. He secured his first SailGP event win in Halifax, Canada, in June 2024 winning the inaugural ROCKWOOL Canada Sail Grand Prix. Scott was Head of Sailing for Ainslie's British America's Cup Team, INEOS Britannia competing in the 37th America's Cup in Barcelona. In September 2024, Scott was announced as Driver for Canada's NorthStar SailGP Team, taking over from Phil Robertson who was at the helm for SailGP seasons 3 and 4.

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Early life and education

Scott was born in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, to John and Rosalind Scott. His father was a sports administrator and latterly director of the U.K. Anti Doping Agency and Chief Executive of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. His mother was a special needs teacher. Aged 1, he moved to Canada in 1988 where his father worked for the Federal Minister for Amateur Sport. It was in Canada that he had his first sailing experience in dinghies on the Ottawa River. He returned aged 6 in 1993 and was re-introduced to sailing at the inland reservoir at Grafham Water, Cambridgeshire where his parents encouraged him to take up junior competitive sailing. He was educated at Sharnbrook Upper School in Bedfordshire and the University of Southampton where he graduated with a BSc in Geography.

Titles

World Championships titles

European Championships titles

Olympic titles

References

  1. ↑ Scofield, Daniel (14 August 2016). "Giles Scott secures sailing Olympic gold in Finn class, continuing Britain's glorious tradition". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rio 2016: Eight sailors named in Team GB Rio Olympic squad". BBC. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: Giles Scott guaranteed gold in Finn class". BBC Sport. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
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