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Ben Ainslie

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Born
1977 (49 years old)
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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Sailor

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Retired

Ethnicity
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90 kg (198 lb)

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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 the four consecutive Games (Sydney, Athens, Beijing & London) held between 2000 and 2012.

He is one of three athletes to win medals in five different Olympic Games in sailing, being the third person to win five Olympic medals in that sport (after Torben Grael and Robert Scheidt) and also the second to win four gold medals, after Paul Elvstrøm.

Ben is Team Principal, CEO and Skipper of INEOS Britannia and CEO and Driver of the Great Britain SailGP Team.

Trophies

Sailing Olympics Gold Finn	Great Britain Sailing	2012
Sailing Olympics Gold Finn	Great Britain Sailing	2008
Sailing Olympics Gold Finn	Great Britain Sailing	2004
Sailing Olympics Gold Laser	Great Britain Sailing	2000
Sailing Olympics Silver Laser	Great Britain Sailing	1996

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