Ben Ainslie

Sir Charles Benedict Ainslie CBE (born 5 February 1977) is a British competitive sailor. Ainslie is the most successful sailor in Olympic history. He won medals at five consecutive Olympics from 1996 onwards, including gold at the four consecutive Games (Sydney, Athens, Beijing & London) held between 2000 and 2012.

Sir
Ben Ainslie
CBE
Sir Ben Ainslie in 2020
Personal information
Full nameCharles Benedict Ainslie
Nationality United Kingdom
Born (1977-02-05) 5 February 1977
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Spouse
(m. 2014)
Sailing career
Class(es)Finn, Laser, Optimist, America's Cup
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Great Britain
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 4 1 0
Olympic Class World Championship 8 0 3
Other Sailing World 3 1 1
Total 15 2 4
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Laser
2004 Athens Finn
2008 Beijing Finn
2012 London Finn
1996 Atlanta Laser
World Championships
1993 Takapuna Laser Radial
1995 Hamilton Laser (Youth)
1998 Laser
1999 Melbourne Laser
2002 Athens Finn
2003 Cádiz Finn
2004 Rio de Janeiro Finn
2005 Moscow Finn
2008 Melbourne Finn
2010 Tour Match Racing
2012 Falmouth Finn
1996 Simon's Town Laser
1997 Algarrobo Laser
2000 Cancun Laser
2009 Brighton Etchells

He is one of three athletes to win medals in five different Olympic Games in sailing, being the third person to win five Olympic medals in that sport (after Torben Grael and Robert Scheidt) and also the second to win four gold medals, after Paul Elvstrøm.

Ben is Team Principal, CEO and Skipper of INEOS Britannia and CEO and Driver of the Great Britain SailGP Team.

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