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Giles Scott

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Giles Lyndon Scott (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. 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 winning the inaugural Rockwool Canada Sail Grand Prix. Scott was Head of Sailing for Ainslie's British America's Cup Team, INEOS Britannia competing in the 37th America's Cup in Barcelona. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Giles Scott is the 8,578th most popular athlete (down from 7,797th in 2024), the 8,936th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 8,569th in 2019) and the 325th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Giles Scott ranks 8,578 out of 6,025. Before him are Willemijn Bos, Gülbadam Babamuratowa, Kyle Clemons, Hur Kyoung-min, Hiroki Muto, and Kyle Ensing. After him are Laura Lindemann, Maja Mihalinec Zidar, Irina Dolgova, Aja Evans, Saul Weigopwa, and Dariusz Kowaluk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Giles Scott ranks 1,968. Before him are Ben Alnwick, Rae Lin D'Alie, Solomon Bockarie, Chinemelu Elonu, Jodie Meeks, and Andrey Khachaturyan. After him are Marjorie Carpréaux, Triyatno, Mirna Ortiz, Andreas Bube, Derick Brassard, and Teresa Lu.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Giles Scott ranks 8,938 out of 8,785. Before him are Rachel Yankey (1979), Luke Greenbank (1997), Elliot Anderson (2002), Tom Ransley (1985), Grant Hanley (1991), and Kortney Hause (1995). After him are Tommy Fleetwood (1991), Jason Koumas (1979), Adam Forshaw (1991), Andrew Wilson (1993), Josie Knight (1997), and Fran Kirby (1993).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Giles Scott ranks 325. Before him are Eilidh Doyle (1987), Federico Pizarro (null), Jessica Eddie (1984), Anna Łukasiak (1988), Fiona Bigwood (1976), and Tom Ransley (1985). After him are Katherine Copeland (1990), Laura Unsworth (1988), Eilish McColgan (1990), Peter Wilson (1986), Heather Stanning (1985), and Samantha Murray (1989).

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