GOVINDEN Rodney

Seychelles
Sailing
13 Sep 1984
36
Male
Olympic Scholarship
1.78/5'10''
 
Seychelles

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SAL Sailing Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser 33

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Kamakura
Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 01
#1
Finished
Enoshima
Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 02
#2
Finished
Followed by 		Enoshima
Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 03
#3
Finished
Fujisawa
Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 04
#4
Finished
Followed by 		Fujisawa
Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 05
#5
Finished
Followed by 		Fujisawa
Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 06
#6
Finished
Fujisawa
Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 07
#7
Finished
Followed by 		Fujisawa
Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 08
#8
Finished
Enoshima
Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 09
#9
Finished
Followed by 		Enoshima
Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser - Race 10
#10
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
45Laser2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
122Laser2011Fremantle, WA, AUS
124Laser2014Santander, ESP
146Laser2018Aarhus, DEN

Class African Championships
RankEventYearLocation
1Laser2019Algiers, ALG
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Athlete, Science Professional
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Environmental Studies, Geography, Zoology - University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, AUS
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One child
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Creole, English, French
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Viana Sailing [Portugal]
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Miguel Andrade [club]
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His twin brother Roy Govinden has represented Seychelles in sailing. He was ranked fourth in Laser Radial at the 2011 All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique. (SportsDeskOnline, 27 May 2016; lemauricien.com, 19 Aug 2013)
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He began sailing at age 11 in the Optimist class. He moved on to the Laser class in 2000. (Athlete, 07 Aug 2016; sailing.org, 01 Mar 2016; ptidetay.com, 04 Jan 2016)
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"When I started water sports I began with canoeing. Then there was that friend who was doing Optimist and he was always telling us how fun it was, so, along with my two brothers we were curious to find out more about it. That is when we switched to sailing and from then on it became a passion, rather than a sport." (nation.sc, 06 Feb 2020)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (seychellesnewsagency.com, 01 Feb 2020)
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Brazilian sailor Robert Scheidt. (Athlete, 07 Aug 2016)
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His mother. (nation.sc, 06 Feb 2020)
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"Always have a plan and a goal to guide you where you want to go, and never give up." (Athlete, 07 Aug 2016)
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In 2015 and 2019 he was named Seychelles Sportsman of the Year. (seychellesnewsagency.com, 01 Feb 2020; Sbc Seychelles Facebook page, 01 Feb 2016)

In 2015 and 2017 he was named Male Sailor of the Year in Seychelles. (nation.sc, 15 Dec 2017, 21 Dec 2015)

He was flag bearer for Seychelles at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (seychellesnewsagency.com, 16 Oct 2019)

General Interest

General
FUNDING
He has received an Olympic Solidarity scholarship to support his preparations for the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. He was also given additional funding by the Seychelles Yachting Association and the National Sports Council to assist with his training. "This enabled me to spend about three months in Europe in early 2015 where I was based with a company called Sailcoach. I had the opportunity to train against other high level athletes from other countries and took part in a number of high level regattas where I was able to identify my strong and weak points. I'm looking to improve on my result from Rio de Janeiro in Tokyo. The plan will include training both locally and at training camps overseas with Viana Sailing in Portugal." (seychellesnewsagency.com, 16 Oct 2019; ptidetay.com, 04 Jan 2016)

OCCUPATION
He works as chief fisheries technician for the Seychelles Fishing Authority [SFA]. (nation.sc, 06 Feb 2020; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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