"medals in years up to and including 2016. This table is based upon the names of the sailors who are documented in the Official Olympic Reports. Brazilians Torben Grael and Robert Scheidt and Briton Ben Ainslie are the only Olympic sailors with five Olympic medals. The most successful sailor is Ainslie with four gold medals and one silver, one of only four athletes to win four consecutive gold medals in individual events. Sailing at the Summer Olympics Sailing (also known as yachting until 2000) has been one of the Olympic sports since the Games of the I Olympiad, held in"
"to ""The Guardian"" expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September's referendum on that issue. On 20 December 2014, Ainslie married former Sky Sports News presenter Georgie Thompson. The couple's first child, Bellatrix, was born on 16 July 2016. Ben Ainslie Sir Charles Benedict Ainslie, CBE (born 5 February 1977) is an English competitive sailor. Ainslie is one of the most successful sailors in Olympic history. He won medals at five consecutive Olympics from 1996 onwards, including gold at the four Games held between 2000 and 2012. He is one of three"
"of eight and first competed at the age of ten. His first international competition was aged twelve at the 1989 Optimist world championships held in Japan where he placed 73rd. Ainslie won silver at the 1996 Olympic Games and gold in the 2000 Summer Olympics in the Laser class. He gained some and moved to the larger Finn class for the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he won gold, a feat he repeated in the 2008 and 2012 competitions. Both his gold medal winning Laser and Finn dinghies are currently displayed at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall. On 19 May 2012,"
"in the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, and his first World Championship. In the following year, he graduated at the Mackenzie Presbyterian University in Business Administration. In this year, 1996, his greatest achievement: after a thrilling and controversial duel with Ben Ainslie (19, UK), he took the Olympic Gold Medal in Atlanta, in the Laser Class. He also won in 1996 the World Championship, held in Cape Town, South Africa and again in 1997, in Algarrobo, Chile. In 1999, he won the Gold Medal in the Pan American Games, in Winnipeg, Canada on Lake Winnipeg, ahead of Mark"
"successful performance both post-War and away from a home Games was in 2016, finishing second. Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny are jointly the most successful cyclists in Olympic history and Ben Ainslie, with four golds at consecutive Games and a silver medal, is the most successful sailor in Olympic history. Great Britain has hosted the Summer Games on three occasions – 1908, 1948 and 2012, all in London – second only to the United States. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Great Britain became the first country to win more medals at a Summer Olympics immediately after hosting a"
"the green of Éire from 1982 to 2003 in road, track and cross country races. Ainsley competed for Birchfield Harriers Athletics Club, based in Perry Barr in North Birmingham, and represented Great Britain at the 1976 Olympic Games held in Montreal, Canada, where he reached the semi-finals of the men's 200m sprint race, as well as being one of the men's 4 × 400 m relay team which unfortunately failed to progress further than the first heats. However, Bennett fared better in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, where he and"
"management could choose from many course configurations. Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Finn The Men's Finn was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics program in Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. Eleven races (last one a medal race) were scheduled and completed. 24 sailors, on 24 boats, from 24 nations competed. Ten boats qualified for the medal race on course area Nothe in front of Weymouth, where each position scored double points. Ben Ainslie took his fifth consecutive sailing medal, and his fourth consecutive gold. However, there was a heavy battle with Jonas"
"the nation's first gold medal in his sport for 12 years. By winning two gold medals in London, track cyclist Chris Hoy emerged as Great Britain's most successful athlete in Olympic history with a total of seven medals, including six golds which surpassed the five golds won by former rower Steve Redgrave. Hoy also tied for the most total Olympic medals for a Briton with road cyclist Bradley Wiggins, who won the gold in men's time trial. Ben Ainslie became the most successful sailor in Olympic history, after winning his fourth gold medal in the Finn class. With three medals"
"Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Finn The Men's Finn was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics program in Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. Eleven races (last one a medal race) were scheduled and completed. 24 sailors, on 24 boats, from 24 nations competed. Ten boats qualified for the medal race on course area Nothe in front of Weymouth, where each position scored double points. Ben Ainslie took his fifth consecutive sailing medal, and his fourth consecutive gold. However, there was a heavy battle with Jonas Høgh Christensen of Denmark that was only"
"with the gold in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In 2004, he won the Gold Medal in the Laser Class in Athens, Ainslie having moved up a weight division to the Finn Class, and won his 6th World Title in Bitez, Turkey, ahead of Mark Mendelblatt. In March 2005, he was ranked 1st in the world in the Laser, ahead of Paul Goodison of Great Britain, Michael Blackburn of Australia, and Mark Mendelblatt of the U.S. His last World Title came in 2005, when he was proclaimed champion in his birth country for the first time, in Fortaleza, Brazil. After this"
"11 sailing events at the Games. The team finished top of the sailing medal table, with six medals won, thus exceeding the target of four set by UK Sport. Ben Ainslie won a gold medal for the third successive Games to become the most decorated British Olympic sailor of all time. Team GB had a total of five competitors for the shooting disciplines at the 2008 Olympics, with four entered in the shotgun events and one in the rifle events. Thirty-seven athletes represented Team GB in the swimming events. Selection followed the 2008 British Olympic Swimming Trials in Sheffield in"
"Franck Cammas' Groupama Sailing Team announced a challenge for the cup. The team had previously won the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race as well as the 2013 and 2015 editions of the Little America's Cup. Crew: After winning the 34th America's Cup as tactician for Oracle Team USA, British Sailor and four-time Olympic gold medalist Sir Ben Ainslie announced his own team, Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR), would be challenging for 35th Cup. In June 2015, the team partnered with Land Rover changed their name to Land Rover BAR. Land Rover BAR won the AC45 World Series, and thus started the round"
"medals at Olympic Games — Steve Redgrave Note: gold medalist in Coxless Four at Sydney Olympics 8 consecutive titles at Olympic Games — United States 15 consecutive major titles (World Cups and World Championships) — Eric Murray, Hamish Bond 9 consecutive world titles (Olympic Games and World Championships) - United States 25 Cups — United States Note: With 132 years, this is the longest winning streak by years in sports history. 4 consecutive Olympic titles — Ben Ainslie 4 consecutive Olympic titles — Paul Elvstrøm 3 consecutive titles at PBA World Championship 87 — Julio César Chávez (light welterweight) Note"
"2006. He died in Hotchkiss, Colorado, aged 91. <br> Ben Eastman Benjamin ""Ben"" Bangs Eastman (July 19, 1911 – October 6, 2002), alias ""Blazin' Ben"", was an American middle distance runner. He was born in Burlingame, California, and graduated from Stanford University in 1933. He competed for the United States in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 400 metres where he won the silver medal. He was the U.S. national 800 metres champion in 1934. Eastman, one of three Americans to hold the world record in both the 400 and 800 meters, was voted"
"decided at the last mark of the medal race. Ainslie and Høgh Christensen finally had an equal amount of point but Ainslie had a higher score in one of the races. Dutchman Pieter-Jan Postma almost took the gold while Ainslie and Høgh Christensen were battling it out, but at the last buoy Postma hit the camera on the New Zealand boat and took a penalty lap, dropping him to 4th place. Ainslie took over the position of Paul Elvstrøm as most successful Olympic sailor with one silver medal in 1996 (Laser) and fourth consecutive gold 2000 (Laser), 2004 (Finn), 2008"
"teammates Garry Cook, Todd Bennett and Philip Brown took the bronze medal in a time of 3:03.53, finishing behind the Soviet Union and West Germany. After finishing his athletics career Ainsley founded a successful events management and corporate hospitality business, Ainsley Bennett Associates, using his contacts to specialise in tickets to hard-to-find and VIP events and although he no longer runs competitively, Ainsley is a Trustee for Birchfield Harriers. He and his partner, Mary Sharp, now live in Hampton-in-Arden with their two children: Callum and Ruaidhri Bennett. Ainsley Bennett Ainsley Bennett (born July 22, 1954 in St Catherine, Jamaica) is"
"travelling to Rio to compete in the Summer Paralympics. Ben Rowlings Ben Rowlings (born 2 May 1996) is a British Paralympic athlete who competes in sprint and middle distance events in the T34 classification. Rowlings was born in Shrewsbury, England in 1996. During his birth he was delivered with the umbilical chord wrapped around his neck causing oxygen starvation which in turn resulted in Rowlings developing cerebral palsy. Rowlings first became involved in competitive sport as a teenager when he took up swimming. He competed at national level but switched to wheelchair racing at the age of 15 after he"
"Ben Rutledge Ben Rutledge (born November 9, 1980 in Cranbrook, British Columbia) was a Canadian Olympic rower and is currently a Mortgage Broker. In Seville, Spain 2002 he was a member of the first ever Canadian Men's 8+ crew to win a Gold Medal at a World Championship regatta. He accomplished this task two more times in 2003 and 2007 in Milan, Italy, and Munich, Germany. His Olympic results include a disappointing fifth-place finish in the men's 8+ at the 2004 Athens Olympics. However, after a hard-fought 4-year comeback, Ben and his teammates Andrew Byrnes, Kyle Hamilton, Malcolm Howard, Adam"
"Dickson and Erasto Sampson during the heats at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Eversley Linley Eversley Augustus Linley (born 1 November 1969) is a retired sprinter from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who specialized in the 400 metres and the 800 metres. He participated in the 800 metres at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics, and in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. His personal best times are 46.55 seconds in the 400 metres, achieved in 1992, and 1:48.58 minutes in the 800 metres, achieved in 1992 (indoor). He holds the national record in 4 x"
"and Jon Conley. Mike Conley Sr. Michael Alex Conley Sr. (born October 5, 1962) is an American former track and field athlete who competed primarily in the triple jump and the long jump. In the triple jump, he won an Olympic gold medal in 1992, silver in 1984, and gold in the 1993 World Championship. Conley competed collegiately at the University of Arkansas where he won 9 NCAA long jump and triple jump titles. Conley was ranked #1 in the United States 9 times in the triple jump during his professional career. Conley is the former world indoor triple jump"
"of British Columbia, widely considered as the largest intramural event in North America. Ben attended Mount Baker Secondary School located in Cranbrook, B.C. Rutledge graduated from the Sauder School of Business in University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Commerce, specializing in Real Estate and Marketing in 2006. Ben Rutledge Ben Rutledge (born November 9, 1980 in Cranbrook, British Columbia) was a Canadian Olympic rower and is currently a Mortgage Broker. In Seville, Spain 2002 he was a member of the first ever Canadian Men's 8+ crew to win a Gold Medal at a World Championship regatta. He accomplished"
"Ben Eastman Benjamin ""Ben"" Bangs Eastman (July 19, 1911 – October 6, 2002), alias ""Blazin' Ben"", was an American middle distance runner. He was born in Burlingame, California, and graduated from Stanford University in 1933. He competed for the United States in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 400 metres where he won the silver medal. He was the U.S. national 800 metres champion in 1934. Eastman, one of three Americans to hold the world record in both the 400 and 800 meters, was voted into the Track and Field Hall of Fame in"
"four silver medals. Kathleen McKane Godfree also won five medals, but were one gold, two silvers, and two bronzes. Lizzy Yarnold is the most successful British athlete at the Winter Olympics, with two gold medals. Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny (both cycling), Ben Ainslie (sailing) Alistair Brownlee (Triathlon) and Lizzy Yarnold (skeleton) are the most successful Olympic competitors in their sports, as of 2018. Steve Redgrave and Reginald Doherty are the most successful male athletes in their respective sports, rowing and tennis. In addition, Shirley Robertson, Sarah Ayton and Sarah Webb with two gold medals in sailing, Nicola Adams in boxing"
"this challenge withdrew without competing following a period of discussion regarding the future format of the event. For the 2013 America's Cup, Ainslie was recruited as a tactician by Oracle Team USA, as a replacement for John Kostecki during an Oracle practice session on 11 September 2013. On 12 September, the following day, he replaced Kostecki going into race six of the 2013 America's Cup. His Oracle Team USA beat Team New Zealand in the America's Cup decider in San Francisco on 25 September. In January 2012, Ben Ainslie announced the formation of a team to compete in the America's"
"The first Olympic champion was crowned in the triple jump, Harvard student James Connolly. Connolly also did well in the other jumping events, placing second in the high jump and third in the long jump. Many other athletes were versatile as well. Thomas Burke won both the 100 metres and 400 metres, a feat not since repeated, while London-based Australian Edwin Flack won the 800 and 1500 metres races. Robert Garrett, a Princeton student, won two first and two second places. His first title was in the discus throw, an event originating from the Ancient Olympics, but never before held"
"2007 Ben Ainslie Team Origin. Steven Erickson Steven Richard Erickson (born August 14, 1961) is an American sailor and Olympic Champion. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and won a gold medal in the Star class with William Earl Buchan. He is the son of Judy Brummond of Edmonds, Washington. Steve Erickson won two Star Class World Championships: in 1985 with William Earl Buchan; and, in 1988 with Paul Cayard. Erickson's first America's Cup was with Tom Blackaller, on the 12 Meter ""USA"" / US 61, from San Francisco. He served as"
"five miles across the Palau Trench in the Pacific Ocean – the first person to have done so. In 2012 Akinwolere went to Jamaica to interview the worlds fastest man Usain Bolt, in a documentary for the BBC. The documentary looked to understand through various theories, why Jamaica as a nation had dominated the world of sprinting for so long. As well as Bolt he met his father Wellesley Bolt and his inspirational school teacher Lorna Thorpe. In January 2013 he appeared in a special series of ""The Great British Bake Off"" for Comic Relief which was won by ""Warwick"
"Britain's contributions to the medal table became more significant. First Britain's traditional strength in rowing continued as the men's coxless four, stroked by Matthew Pinsent, narrowly won gold, a defining moment since this was Pinsent's fourth gold medal in as many games. Sailor Ben Ainslie wrapped up a successful few days of racing with a gold, as did the women's Yngling sailboats who were finally awarded the gold medal they had sewn up on Thursday. Bradley Wiggins continued Britain's cycling success, winning gold in the 4 km pursuit. Young swimmer David Davies, coming third in the men's 1500 m freestyle,"
"muscles begin to suffer oxygen deprivation. Top speed can only be maintained for up to 20 metres. The 60 metres is a common indoor event and indoor world championship event. Less-common events include the 50 metres, 55 metres, 300 metres and 500 metres which are run in some high school and collegiate competitions in the United States. The 150 metres, though rarely competed, has a star-studded history: Pietro Mennea set a world best in 1983, Olympic champions Michael Johnson and Donovan Bailey went head-to-head over the distance in 1997, and Usain Bolt improved Mennea's record in 2009. The most common"
"Alvin Kraenzlein Alvin Christian ""Al"" Kraenzlein (December 12, 1876 – January 6, 1928), known as ""the father of the modern hurdling technique"", was an American track-and-field athlete, and the first sportsman in the history of Olympic games to win four individual gold medals in a single discipline at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. Before, Carl Schuhmann, a German athlete, won four Olympic titles in gymnastics and wrestling at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. , Alvin Kraenzlein is the only track-and-field athlete who has won four individual titles at one Olympics. Kraenzlein is also known for developing a pioneering"
"Ben Proud Benjamin Proud (born 21 September 1994) is a British competitive swimmer, representing Great Britain at the Olympic Games, the FINA World Aquatics Championships and LEN European Aquatics Championships, and England at the Commonwealth Games. Proud specialises in sprint freestyle and butterfly races. He is the 2017 world champion in the 50 metre butterfly. Proud holds two British national records, as well as being a Commonwealth Games champion in the 50 m butterfly (2014) and 50 m freestyle (2014 and 2018) events. He was the fastest 18-year-old in the world who competes in the 50 m butterfly and represented"
"Ainsley Bennett Ainsley Bennett (born July 22, 1954 in St Catherine, Jamaica) is a British former Olympic and World Championship sprinter from Birmingham, UK. Brought up in Birmingham, West Midlands, in the UK, Bennett attended Naseby Secondary Modern School (The school changed its name to Park View in the 1980s, and remains so to this date), in the area known as Alum Rock, Birmingham. This school coincidentally also produced a Republic of Ireland International cross-country runner, Paul O'Callaghan, who competed in six World Cross Country Running Championships, qualified for the Olympics (although injury prevented him from taking part) and wore"
"Conn Findlay Conn Francis Findlay (born April 24, 1930 in Stockton, California) is a four-time Olympic medalist, and is one of the few to medal in two distinct sports. In college, Findlay rowed for the University of Southern California. Findlay won gold medals in rowing at the 1956 and the 1964 Summer Olympics, and took a bronze at the 1960 Games, all in the Pair with Coxswain event. At the 1976 Summer Olympics sailing events, Findlay crewed for Dennis Conner to win a Bronze medal in the Tempest two-man keelboat class. Findlay was also part of the winning America's Cup"