Chris Grube

Christian Eugene Grube (born 22 January 1985) is a British sailor who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Chris Grube
Personal information
Full nameChristian Eugene Grube
Nickname(s)Twiggy
NationalityBritish
Born (1985-01-22) 22 January 1985
Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)

Personal life

Grube was born on 22 January 1985 in Chester, United Kingdom.[1] He is nicknamed "Twiggy".[2]

Sailing career

Grube competed alongside two-time Olympic silver medallist Nick Rogers in the men's 470 dinghy class in an attempt to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London but the pair were beaten out for selection to the one quota place in the British team by Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell who went on to win the silver medal.[3][4]

In 2013 he teamed up with Bithell to compete in the 49er skiff class and attempt to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4] Towards the end of the year Bithell and Grube both switched back to the 470 class; Grube teamed up with two-time Olympian Stevie Morrison and finished fifth in their first race together at the World Cup event in Melbourne, Australia.[5] At their next World Cup event in Miami in January 2014 they finished third.[2]

At the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships held in Santander, Spain Grube competed in the 49er class alongside Morrison. The pair finished 11th and were then dropped from the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) elite Olympic Podium squad.[6]

In March 2016 Grube paired up with Luke Patience in the 470 class. Patience had already qualified for the 2016 Olympics alongside Elliot Willis but was forced to find a new partner and requalify after Willis was diagnosed with bowel cancer and had to withdraw to undergo treatment.[7] They took part in a World Cup event at Hyères in France, despite suffering a black flag disqualification in one race they finished tenth overall.[2][8] In May 2016 Patience and Grube were confirmed as the Great Britain team's entry for the men's 470 in Rio.[9][10]

Grube and Patience have again qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 470 class.[11]

References
  1. "Chris Grube". Royal Yachting Association. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. "Sailor Biography Chris Grube". ISAF. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. "London 2012: Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell picked in 470 class for Team GB". BBC Sport. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  4. Hope, Nick (17 January 2013). "Rio 2016: Stuart Bithell to partner Chris Grube in 49er class". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  5. "New year, new teams set for Miami World Cup". Royal Yachting Association. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  6. Anderson, Gary. "Five sailors dropped from British Olympic Podium squad following Sailing World Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  7. "Elliot Willis out of GB sailing team for cancer treatment". BBC Sport. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  8. "Dempsey takes World Cup lead in Hyeres". Eurosport. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  9. Lewis, Jane (4 May 2016). "Rio 2016: Luke Patience secures spot in GB Olympic sailing team". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  10. Brown, Luke (5 May 2016). "Rio 2016: Luke Patience secures Olympic spot as Team GB sailing squad is finalised". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  11. "Elliot Hanson completes Team GB's Tokyo 2020 sailing line-up". teamgb.com. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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