Ben Ainslie

Sir
Ben Ainslie
CBE
Ainslie in 2024
Personal information
Full nameCharles Benedict Ainslie
Nationality United Kingdom
Born (1977-02-05) 5 February 1977
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Spouse
(m. 2014)
Sailing career
Class(es)Finn, Laser, Optimist, America's Cup
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Great Britain
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 4 1 0
Olympic Class World Championship 8 0 3
Other Sailing World 3 1 1
Total 15 2 4
Olympic Games
2000 SydneyLaser
2004 AthensFinn
2008 BeijingFinn
2012 LondonFinn
1996 AtlantaLaser
World Championships
1993 TakapunaLaser Radial
1995 HamiltonLaser (Youth)
1998Laser
1999 MelbourneLaser
2002 AthensFinn
2003 CádizFinn
2004 Rio de JaneiroFinn
2005 MoscowFinn
2008 MelbourneFinn
2010 TourMatch Racing
2012 FalmouthFinn
1996 Simon's TownLaser
1997 AlgarroboLaser
2000 CancunLaser
2009 BrightonEtchells

Sir Charles Benedict Ainslie (born 5 February 1977) is a British competitive sailor. Ainslie is the most successful sailor in Olympic history. He won medals at five consecutive Olympics from 1996 onwards, including gold at four consecutive Games from 2000 to 2012.

He is one of three men to win medals in five different Olympic Games in sailing, doing so after Torben Grael and Robert Scheidt, and the second to win four gold medals, after Paul Elvstrøm.

Ainslie is CEO of Athena Sports Group which includes the roles of Team Principal, CEO and Skipper of Athena Racing and CEO of the Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team. He is also a Patron of the 1851 Trust, a British charity that supports young people in sailing and STEM education.