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Paul Martin Goodison MBE (born 29 November 1977, Brinsworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is an English Olympic gold medal-winning sailor.[2]

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Paul Goodison

Goodison at the parade in London to celebrate the achievements of British competitors at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Sailing
Olympic Games
	2008 Beijing	Laser class
World Championships
	2009 Halifax	Laser class
	2012	Melges 32 class
	2014	Melges 20 class
	2016 Hayama	Moth class
	2017 Malcesine	Moth class
	2018 Bermuda	Moth class
Star Sailors League
	2017 Bahamas	Star class[1]

Background

He studied at Southampton Solent University completing an Undergraduate degree in Maritime Studies following his Olympic Degree and Honorary Doctorate in Sport was also issue by Solent University[3][4]

Sailing career

Laser Class and Olympics

In March 2005, he was ranked 2nd in the world in the Laser, behind Robert Scheidt of Brazil, and ahead of Michael Blackburn of Australia and Mark Mendelblatt of the United States.[5]

He won the gold medal in the Men's Laser class at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[6] In 2009 he won the Laser World Championships, in Halifax, Canada.[7] He also competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing 4th, and the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 7th.[8]

Other World Championships

He has also won the Melges 20[9] and Melges 32 class World Championships.

Goodison has won the three Moth World Championship starting in 2016 Hayama, Japan[10] and in 2017 won the title a second time in Malcesine, Italy (Lake Garda).[11] and then the 2018 title.

America Cup

Goodison joined Artemis Racing[12] for their 2017 Louis Vuitton Challenger’s Trophy campaign.[13][14]

He then went to sail for New York Yacht Clubs – American Magic campaign in the 36th America's Cup – Challenger Series where the team capsized compromising there campaign. And has committed to the team for their challenge of the 37th America's Cup.

Awards

Goodison was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.[15]

Footnotes

External links

• Official website
• Paul Goodison at World Sailing
• Paul Goodison at Olympedia
• Paul Goodison at the British Olympic Association

На других языках

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- [en] Paul Goodison

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[fr] Paul Goodison

Paul Goodison, né le 29 novembre 1977 à Sheffield, est un skipper britannique qui a gagné une médaille d'or en catégorie Laser aux JO 2008.

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[it] Paul Goodison

Paul Goodison (Sheffield, 29 novembre 1977) è un velista britannico, vincitore della medaglia d'oro nel laser ai Giochi olimpici di Pechino del 2008.

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