Rodney Pattisson
British sailor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Rodney Pattisson?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Rodney Stuart Pattisson, MBE (born 5 August 1943) is a British yachtsman.[1] He is a double Olympic gold medalist in sailing won at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and 1972 Munich Olympics both in the Flying Dutchman class. He also won a silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics in the same class to become Great Britain’s most successful Olympic yachtsman until Ben Ainslie overtook him with 3 gold medals and a silver medal at four different Olympic Games at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[2][3] Pattisson was a member of Itchenor Sailing Club.
Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...
Personal information | |
---|---|
Full name | Rodney Stuart Pattisson |
Born | 5 August 1943 (1943-08-05) (age 80) Campbeltown, Scotland |
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Sailing |
Club | Itchenor Sailing Club |
Medal record |
Close