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Ben Ainslie
Sailor, Olympic athlete
1977 –
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Who is Ben Ainslie?
Sir Charles Benedict Ainslie, CBE is an English competitive sailor. The most successful sailor in Olympic history, Ainslie won medals at five consecutive Olympics from 1996-2012, including gold at the last four. He was the first person to win medals in five different Olympic Games in sailing, the third person to win five Olympic medals in that sport and also the second to win four gold medals, after Paul Elvstrøm.
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- Born
- Feb 5, 1977
Macclesfield - Also known as
- Charles Benedict Ainslie
- Parents
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Peter Symonds College
- Lived in
- Lymington
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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