Marco Gradoni

Marco Gradoni is an Italian sailor. He became the first Optimist sailor in history to win three successive World Championship titles (2017, 2018 and 2019).[1] In doing so, Gradoni was awarded the Rolex World Sailor of The Year Award in 2019, being the youngest ever recipient.[2][3]

Gradoni currently sails in the mixed 470 class as a skipper.

He won the 470 mixed world junior championship 2021 in Sanremo.

ISAF World Sailor of the Year (male)

1994: Blake & Knox-Johnston
1995: Coutts
1996: Schümann
1997: Goss
1998: Ainslie
1999: Kusznierewicz
2000: Reynolds & Liljedahl
2001: Scheidt
2002: Ainslie
2003: Coutts
2004: Scheidt
2005: Echavarri & Paz
2006: Sanderson
2007: Baird
2008: Ainslie
2009: Grael
2010: Slingsby
2011: Martínez de Lizarduy & Fernández
2012: Ainslie
2013: Belcher
2014: Spithill
2015: Burling & Tuke
2016: Lange
2017: Burling
2018: Kontides
2019: Gradoni
2020: not assigned
2021: Slingsby
2022: Tita

References

"Short list for World Sailor of the Year >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
"Marco Gradoni becomes youngest Rolex World Sailor of the Year". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
Nixon, W. M. "World Sailing's Bermuda Decisions Will have Longterm Significance as Young People Become the Real Adults". afloat.ie. Retrieved 2021-08-11.

External links

Marco Gradoni at World Sailing

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