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John Gimson

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John Gimson
John Gimson
Great Britain

Profile

Name

John Gimson

Nation

Great Britain

Place of Birth

UK

Class

Tornado, Star, Nacra 17, 29er, 470, Melges 24

Biography

A veteran by the standards of many, John Gimson has forged a career in various formats of sailing and followed up success in the lead-up to Tokyo alongside Anna Burnet with silver in the Nacra 17 class at the 2020 Games. The duo won the 2020 Nacra 17 World Championships plus silver medals at the 2019 European Championships, World Cup Final and the Olympic test event. Gimson's youth career yielded silver medals at the World and European Championships and his CV also features a 2013 Americas Cup appearance, as well eight years racing keelboats. Gimson joined Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson in 2012 as their tuning partner for the Star class for the Olympic cycle ahead of the London Games but the Star class was dropped as an Olympic event following 2012, leading to his eventual switch to Nacra 17. And he and Burnet would cap off a remarkable day for British sailing on the Olympic stage in Japan, earning silver after Stuart Bithell and Dylan Fletcher, and Giles Scott, had earlier scooped gold. That Tokyo silver was far from the final curtain call for the duo, who added a second world title to their collection later in the year.

Q&A

Sporting Relatives

None

Racing Age

10

Most Influential Person

Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson

Campaign Website

members.gimsonsailing.piczo.com

Starting Age

7

Coached Since

2017

Yacht Club

Rudyard lake

Best Sporting Achievement

Bronze medal Rio Olympic test event

Education

GCSE, A Level

Awards

Na

Classes Sailed

29er/Mumm 30/420

Amusing Sporting Episode

To many to choose from

Most Admired Person

Iain Percy

Non Sailing Achievement

I can drive a fork lift and have an amazing tennis serve

Coach

Hugh styles

Injuries

Many

Superstitions

No green

Hometown

Congleton

Ambitions

Olympic gold

First Event Competed

Club Championship

General Interest

Kitesurfing

Boat First Sailed

National 12

Yacht Club Location

Staffs UK

First Event Won

National 12 Youth Championship

Why This Sport

It\\

Current Class

470//ker11.3/Melges 24