Giles Scott

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 (age 37)
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Sailing career
ClassFinn
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 place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Finn
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Finn
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Laser
Gold medal – first place 2008 Youth Finn
Gold medal – first place 2011 Perth Finn
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santander Finn
Gold medal – first place 2015 Takapuna Finn
Gold medal – first place 2016 Gaeta Finn
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Buffalo Laser Radial
Bronze medal – third place 2010 San Francisco Finn
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Helsinki Finn
Gold medal – first place 2014 La Rochelle Finn
Gold medal – first place 2019 Athens Finn
Silver medal – second place 2020 Gdynia Finn
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vilamoura Finn

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] In January 2024, Scott took over the Driver role of the Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team from Sir Ben Ainslie. He secured his first SailGP event win in Halifax, Canada, in June 2024. Scott is also part of Ainslie's British America's Cup Team, INEOS Britannia.

  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.