Giles Scott

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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
SportSailing
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 place2016 Rio de JaneiroFinn
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoFinn
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2005Laser
Gold medal – first place2008Youth 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 HelsinkiFinn
Gold medal – first place2014 La RochelleFinn
Gold medal – first place2019 AthensFinn
Silver medal – second place2020 GdyniaFinn
Silver medal – second place2021 VilamouraFinn

Giles Lyndon Scott (born 23 June 1987) is a British professional sailor a two time Olympic gold medallist and multiple world champion. And is presently skipper on the Sail GP series.

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 education 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

Olympic titles

Scott was training partner for Ben Ainslie before going on to win 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.[2][3]

World Championships titles

European Championships titles

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

America Cup & SailGP

In January 2024, Scott took over the driver role of the Great Britain SailGP team from Ben Ainslie.[4] He secured his first SailGP event win in Halifax, Canada, in June 2024, winning the inaugural Rockwool Canada Sail Grand Prix.[5] Scott was head of sailing for Ainslie's British America's Cup Team, INEOS Britannia, competing in the 37th America's Cup in Barcelona.

In September 2024, Scott was announced as driver for Canada's NorthStar SailGP Team.

References

  1. "Rio Olympics 2016: Giles Scott guaranteed gold in Finn class". BBC Sport. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. 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.
  3. "Rio 2016: Eight sailors named in Team GB Rio Olympic squad". BBC. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  4. "Ben Ainslie steps down as GB's SailGP driver and replaced by Giles Scott". BBC Sport. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  5. "GB's Giles Scott takes SailGP Canada title for first win since replacing Ben Ainslie as skipper". BBC Sport. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2026.