Saskia Clark
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Saskia Clark (born 23 August 1979 in Colchester, Essex) is a British sailor and Olympic gold medalist. She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics and she was selected, along with Hannah Mills, to sail in the women's 470 event for Team GB. They went on to win silver at the 2012 Olympics and a gold medal at the 2016 Olympics.
Life
[edit | edit source]From Colchester, Essex, Clark started sailing at Dabchicks Sailing Club in an Optimist when she was eighth years old.[1]
She came sixth in the 2008 Summer Olympics sailing in the 470 class with Christina Bassadone.[2] She was set to sail with Sarah Ayton in the 2012 Summer Olympics, but Ayton retired to focus on her family life. Clark was then paired with Hannah Mills.[3]
At the 2011 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta and the 2011 Weymouth & Portland International Regatta, Clark won a silver medal in the women's 470 event together with Mills.[4] At the 2012 470 World Championships in Barcelona, Mills and Clark claimed gold despite having suffered a black flag disqualification in the very first race of the championships.[5]
Saskia was awarded a Honorary MSc in 2013 and an Honorary Doctorate in 2017 by the University of Chichester.[6]
Clark was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to sailing.[7]
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External links
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- 470 Girls Official Website
- RYA Profile
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Colchester
- Olympic sailors for Great Britain
- English female sailors (sport)
- Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 470
- Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 470
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- 420 class world champions
- 470 class world champions
- Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 470
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- World champions in sailing for Great Britain
- People educated at Colchester County High School
- 21st-century English sportswomen