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.[1][2] He is also a member of the 2021 INEOS TEAM UK America's Cup team campaign with Ben Ainslie Racing where he is tactician.[3]

For the English architect, see Giles Gilbert Scott.

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
Class(es)Finn
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
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroFinn
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoFinn
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 Laser
Gold medal – first place2008 Youth Finn
Gold medal – first place2011 PerthFinn
Gold medal – first place2014 SantanderFinn
Gold medal – first place2015 TakapunaFinn
Gold medal – first place2016 GaetaFinn
Bronze medal – third place2002 BuffaloLaser Radial
Bronze medal – third place2010 San FranciscoFinn
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Helsinki Finn
Gold medal – first place2014 La RochelleFinn
Gold medal – first place2019 AthensFinn
Silver medal – second place2020 Gdynia Finn
Silver medal – second place2021 Vilamoura Finn

He was a grinder/trimmer with Luna Rossa Challenge during the 2013 Louis Vuitton Cup.[4]

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
  • 1st 2011 Finn European Championships
  • 1st 2014 Finn European Championships
  • 1st 2019 Finn European Championships

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. "Giles Scott (GBR)". Ben Ainslie Racing. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  4. "Luna Rossa". tvnz.co.nz.
  5. "Rio Olympics 2016: Giles Scott guaranteed gold in Finn class". BBC Sport. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
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