Nick Dempsey
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Dempo[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | Nicholas Charles Dempsey 13 August 1980 |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb)[3] |
| Sport | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sport | Windsurfing |
Event | Men's RS:X class |
| Coached by | Dom Tidey |
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Nicholas Charles Dempsey[4] (born 13 August 1980 in Norwich) is a retired British windsurfer, who lives in Poole, Dorset. He became the first man to win three Olympics medals in windsurfing when he won silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, adding to a silver won in the 2012 London Olympics, and a bronze from the 2004 Athens Olympics.[5] He is also twice world champion, winning gold in 2009 and 2013.[6]
Career
[edit | edit source]Dempsey booked his first international success at the 1998 Mistral Youth World Championships, where he won the bronze medal. As a senior his first win was clinched at the North Sea Cup Series in Pevensey Bay, and an additional third place in the Kiel Week.
During the 2000 Summer Olympics he finished in 16th position. He continued winning competitions in 2001 and beyond like Athens Eurolymp Week, Kieler Woche and the Spa Regatta before finishing third at the 2004 Summer Olympics to take the windsurfing bronze medal.
When switching to the RS:X class he won race after race, resulting in the first spot on the RS:X world rankings. He took the gold medal at the 2006 RS:X European Championships. At the 2006 RS:X World Championships he finished in 5th position.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics he came 4th in the RS:X Class windsurfing class with 60 points. He was 2 points behind Israeli bronze medalist Shahar Tzuberi.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Dempsey won the silver medal in the RS:X Class windsurfing class, behind Dorian van Rijsselberge of the Netherlands.[7]
In the 2016 Summer Olympics, Dempsey again won the silver in the RS:X Class, again behind van Rijsselberge. With three medals won in the Olympics, he became the most decorated men's Olympic windsurfer.[8]
In 2017, Nick was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science by the University of Chichester.[9]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Dempsey was married to yachtswoman Sarah Ayton from 2008 to 2012 with whom he has two sons[10] He later married yachtswoman Hannah Mills with whom he has a daughter.[11]
Achievements
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References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Nick Dempsey at World Sailing (archive)
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- Nick Dempsey at Olympic.org (archived)
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- English windsurfers
- English male sailors (sport)
- Olympic sailors for Great Britain
- British male sailors (sport)
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Mistral One Design
- Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Mistral One Design
- Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – RS:X
- Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – RS:X
- Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – RS:X
- Sportspeople from Norwich
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- RS:X class world champions
- Sportspeople from Weymouth
- 21st-century English sportsmen