Giles Scott

Giles Lyndon Scott MBE (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. He is also a member of the 2021 INEOS TEAM UK America's Cup team campaign with Ben Ainslie Racing where he is tactician.

Giles Scott
MBE
Personal information
Full nameGiles Lyndon Scott
Nationality Great Britain
Born (1987-06-23) 23 June 1987
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Sailing career
ClassFinn
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World championships 6 0 2
European Championships 3 2 0
Total 11 2 2
Sailing
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroFinn
2020 TokyoFinn
World Championships
2005 Laser
2008 Youth Finn
2011 PerthFinn
2014 SantanderFinn
2015 TakapunaFinn
2016 GaetaFinn
2002 BuffaloLaser Radial
2010 San FranciscoFinn
European Championships
2011 Helsinki Finn
2014 La RochelleFinn
2019 AthensFinn
2020 Gdynia Finn
2021 Vilamoura Finn

He was a grinder/trimmer with Luna Rossa Challenge during the 2013 Louis Vuitton Cup.

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