GIMSON John

Great Britain
Sailing
11 Mar 1983
38
Male
1.78/5'10''
 
Great Britain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SAL Sailing Mixed Multihull - Nacra 17 Foiling
GBR
Great Britain
 2 Silver Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Kamakura
Mixed Multihull - Nacra 17 Foiling - Race 01
#1
Finished
Followed by 		Kamakura
Mixed Multihull - Nacra 17 Foiling - Race 02
#2
Finished
Followed by 		Kamakura
Mixed Multihull - Nacra 17 Foiling - Race 03
#3
Finished
Sagami
Mixed Multihull - Nacra 17 Foiling - Race 04
#4
Finished
Followed by 		Sagami
Mixed Multihull - Nacra 17 Foiling - Race 05
#5
Finished
Followed by 		Sagami
Mixed Multihull - Nacra 17 Foiling - Race 06
#6
Finished
Zushi
Mixed Multihull - Nacra 17 Foiling - Race 07
#7
Finished
Followed by 		Zushi
Mixed Multihull - Nacra 17 Foiling - Race 08
#8
Finished
Followed by 		Zushi
Mixed Multihull - Nacra 17 Foiling - Race 09
#9
Finished
Enoshima
Mixed Multihull - Nacra 17 Foiling - Race 10
#10
Finished
Followed by 		Enoshima
Mixed Multihull - Nacra 17 Foiling - Race 11
#11
Finished
Followed by 		Enoshima
Mixed Multihull - Nacra 17 Foiling - Race 12
#12
Finished
Enoshima
Mixed Multihull - Nacra 17 Foiling - Medal Race
#13
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
8Nacra 172018Aarhus, DEN
8Nacra 172014Santander, ESP
25Tornado2007Cascais, POR
684702003Cadiz, ESP

Class World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
1Nacra 172020Geelong, VIC, AUS
4Nacra 172019Auckland, NZL
6Nacra 172017La Grande-Motte, FRA

Class European Championships
RankEventYearLocation
2Nacra 172019Weymouth, GBR
4Nacra 172020Attersee, AUT
5Nacra 172017Kiel, GER
7Nacra 172018La Rochelle, FRA

World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
2Nacra 172019Marseille, FRA
2Nacra 172017Santander, ESP
3Nacra 172016Melbourne, VIC, AUS
4Nacra 172019Miami, FL, USA
4Nacra 172018Miami, FL, USA
4Nacra 172017Miami, FL, USA
5Nacra 172020Enoshima, JPN
5Nacra 172019Enoshima, JPN
5Nacra 172018Marseille, FRA
5Nacra 172018Hyeres, FRA
6Nacra 172017Hyeres, FRA
45Nacra 172019Genoa, ITA
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Kitesurfing, windsurfing. (rya.org.uk, 01 Jan 2015)
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Athlete
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English
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His father, Paul Gimson, has served as sailing secretary of Rudyard Lake Sailing Club. (macclesfield-express.co.uk, 30 Apr 2015)
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In May 2015 he suffered a leg injury during the first race at the Delta Lloyd Regatta in the Netherlands. As his boat had to complete the next two days of racing to qualify for the World Cup in Weymouth, England the following month, he carried on before pulling out on the final day and flying home for treatment. After several weeks off, he returned to finish fifth overall at the World Cup in Weymouth. (Facebook page, 30 May 2015; southcoastjournalism.co.uk, 15 Jun 2015)
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He began sailing in the GP14 class with his father at Redesmere Sailing Club in Macclesfield, England. He began racing in the National 12 class at Rudyard Lake Sailing Club in Leek, England. (britishsailingteam.rya.org.uk, 01 Jan 2016)
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"For me [the Nacra class] has everything I would want an Olympic class to have. Knowing how to use your equipment and what settings to use is a big part of the challenge. The racing is also really good, but it's a hard enough boat to sail that you need the skills to sail the boat to be able to race. I think it has everything." (British Sailing Team YouTube channel, 21 May 2019)
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To win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. (members.sailing.org, 30 Aug 2014; stokesentinel.co.uk, 24 Jan 2020)
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British sailor Iain Percy. (members.sailing.org, 30 Aug 2014)
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His parents, British sailors Rosemary Mycock, Iain Percy and the late Andrew Simpson. (rya.org.uk, 01 Jan 2015; members.sailing.org, 30 Aug 2014)
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He doesn't like to have anything green on the boat. "I have to have a good filter coffee before we go out on the water." (rya.org.uk, 01 Jan 2015)

General Interest

General
NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR TOKYO
He first competed in the Nacra 17 boat in 2013 with Pippa Wilson, before her break from the sport in 2014. He then began sailing with Hannah Diamond in 2014, with the pair failing to realise their dream of competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, which he described as devastating. In late 2016 he began sailing with Anna Burnet. "She is better at multitasking and one of her biggest skills is that she's phenomenal at moving around the boat. A big reason why I sail with Anna is that she's very tough, very fit, very strong and quite injury-free. Out of all the people I've sailed with I'd definitely say she's the toughest person and when it gets hard on a four-race day she really can pull it together and keep going." (British Sailing Team YouTube channel, 21 May 2019; bbc.co.uk, 22 November 2014; rya.org.uk, 20 Jun 2015; members.sailing.org, 26 Jun 2015; cheshire-today.co.uk, 18 Jun 2015; thedailysail.com, 27 Jan 2015; metro.co.uk, 12 Aug 2013; Facebook profile, 18 Feb 2020)

Legend
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Silver Medal
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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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