Ben Ainslie

Sir
Ben Ainslie
CBE
Ainslie in 2021
Personal information
Full nameCharles Benedict Ainslie
Nationality United Kingdom
Born (1977-02-05) 5 February 1977 (age 47)
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Weight90 kg (198 lb)[1]
Spouse
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(m. 2014)​
Sailing career
Class(es)Finn, Laser, Optimist, America's Cup
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Great Britain
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 4 1 0
Olympic Class World Championship 8 0 3
Other Sailing World 3 1 1
Total 15 2 4
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Laser
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Finn
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Finn
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Finn
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Laser
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Takapuna Laser Radial
Gold medal – first place 1995 Hamilton Laser (Youth)
Gold medal – first place 1998 Laser
Gold medal – first place 1999 Melbourne Laser
Gold medal – first place 2002 Athens Finn
Gold medal – first place 2003 Cádiz Finn
Gold medal – first place 2004 Rio de Janeiro Finn
Gold medal – first place 2005 Moscow Finn
Gold medal – first place 2008 Melbourne Finn
Gold medal – first place 2010 Tour Match Racing
Gold medal – first place 2012 Falmouth Finn
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Simon's Town Laser
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Algarrobo Laser
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Cancun Laser
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Brighton Etchells

Sir Charles Benedict Ainslie CBE (born 5 February 1977) is a British competitive sailor. Ainslie is the most successful sailor in Olympic history. He won medals at five consecutive Olympics from 1996 onwards, including gold at four consecutive Games from 2000 to 2012.[2][3]

He is one of three men to win medals in five different Olympic Games in sailing, doing so after Torben Grael and Robert Scheidt, and the second to win four gold medals, after Paul Elvstrøm.[3][4]

Ainslie is team principal, CEO and skipper of INEOS Britannia and CEO and until 2024 was the driver of the Great Britain SailGP Team.[5]

  1. ^ "Ben Ainslie". teamgb.com.
  2. ^ Paul Gittings; Brooke Bowman (24 April 2013). "Ben Ainslie's ambition: Sailing hero takes on America's Cup challenge". CNN. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b Morris, Steven (5 August 2012). "Ben Ainslie wins his fourth Olympic gold medal for Great Britain". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Ben Ainslie wins fourth Olympics sailing gold medal". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  5. ^ Sarah Jenkins (4 January 2024). "Sir Ben Ainslie steps down as driver of Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team". SailGP. Retrieved 4 October 2024.