Ben Ainslie
Full name
Charles Benedict Ainslie
Date of birth
5 February 1977
Birthplace
Macclesfield, Cheshire, Great Britain
Hometown
Lymington, Hampshire, Great Britain
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Ben Ainslie is a sailboat racer who has competed for Great Britain.
He competed at the 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympic Games. He is the most successful sailor at the Olympic Games, winning five medals, in five consecutive Olympic Games. He was chosen to be Great Britain's flag bearer at the London 2012 closing ceremony.
Olympic Results [ ]
Year
Event
Result
1996
Mixed Laser
2000
Mixed Laser
2004
Men's Finn
2008
Mixed Finn
2012
Men's Finn
1996 [ ]
Discipline
Race
Points
Laser
Race 1
28.0
Race 2
4.0
Race 3
7.0
Race 4
2.0
Race 5
2.0
Race 6
1.0
Race 7
2.0
Race 8
1.0
Race 9
16.0
Race 10
2.0
Race 11
57.0
Total
37.0
2000 [ ]
Discipline
Race
Points
Laser
Race 1
22.0
Race 2
1.0
Race 3
1.0
Race 4
3.0
Race 5
4.0
Race 6
4.0
Race 7
10.0
Race 8
11.0
Race 9
4.0
Race 10
4.0
Race 11
36.0
Total
42.0
2004 [ ]
Discipline
Race
Points
Finn
Race 1
9.0
Race 2
26.0
Race 3
1.0
Race 4
1.0
Race 5
4.0
Race 6
1.0
Race 7
2.0
Race 8
3.0
Race 9
2.0
Race 10
1.0
Race 11
14.0
Total
64.0
2008 [ ]
Discipline
Race
Points
Finn
Race 1
10.0
Race 2
1.0
Race 3
4.0
Race 4
1.0
Race 5
1.0
Race 6
10.0
Race 7
2.0
Race 8
2.0
Medal race
2.0
Total
23.0
2012 [ ]
Discipline
Race
Points
Finn
Race 1
2.0
Race 2
2.0
Race 3
6.0
Race 4
12.0
Race 5
4.0
Race 6
3.0
Race 7
1.0
Race 8
3.0
Race 9
6.0
Race 10
1.0
Medal race
18.0
Total
46.0
