- Nick Dempsey
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Olympic medal record Competitor for Great Britain Men's Sailing Bronze 2004 Athens Men's sailboard Nick Dempsey (born 13 August 1980 in Norwich) is an English windsurfer, who lives in Weymouth. He married Sarah Ayton in October 2008 just 2 months after their gold medal victories. In June 2009, they had a son, Thomas-Flynn. 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 Kieler Woche. 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 when he finished in 5th position. At the 2008 Summer Olympics he came 4th in the RS:X Class windsurfing class.
Achievements
Year Position Windsurfing class Event 2008 4. RS:X - Men's Windsurfer 2008 Olympic Games - Men's sailboard 2006 RS:X - Men's Windsurfer 2006 RS:X European Championships 2006 RS:X - Men's Windsurfer Holland Regatta 2006 RS:X - Men's Windsurfer Semaine Olympique Française 2006 RS:X - Men's Windsurfer HRH Princess Sofia Trophy 2006 RS:X - Men's Windsurfer Rolex Miami OCR 2004 Mistral - Men 2004 Summer Olympics 2003 Mistral - Men Saronikos Gulf Regatta 2003 Mistral - Men XXXIV Princess Sofia Trophy 2003 Mistral - Men Athens Eurolymp Week 2002 Mistral - Men Kieler Woche 2002 Mistral - Men North Sea Cup Series - Herne Bay 2002 Mistral - Men SPA Regatta 2002 Mistral - Men Sail Auckland 2002 Mistral - Men Sail Melbourne 2001 Mistral - Men Kieler Woche 2001 Mistral - Men XXXII Princess Sofia Trophy 2001 Mistral - Men Athens Eurolymp Week 2000 16. Mistral - Men 2000 Summer Olympics 2000 Mistral - Men Kieler Woche 2000 Mistral - Men North Sea Cup Series - Pevensey Bay 2000 Mistral - Men Penta Mistral Cup 1998 Mistral - Men 1998 Mistral World Youth Championship External links
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