Charlotte Fletcher-Scott ( Dobson, born 5 June 1986) is a British sailor who competed at the

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and

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Personal life

Dobson was born on 5 June 1986 in Glasgow, Scotland. She studied psychology at the University of Edinburgh. In August 2021 she married fellow olympic sailor

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Sailing

Dobson was selected for the Scotland national squad at the age of 14. In 2001, she won a bronze medal at the Youth World Championship in the Laser Radial class; in 2002 and 2004 she won silver medals at the Championships. By 2005 she was ranked seventh in the ISAF world rankings and in 2007 finished tenth in the ISAF World Championships held in Portugal. She was shortlisted for the Great Britain team for the

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in Beijing, China, but missed out on selection to Penny Clark. In 2010, she took the silver medal at the Laser Radial European Championships held in Estonia. At the

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Dobson finished 16th in the women's Laser Radial event. She attempted to qualify for the

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in the individual Laser Radial but was beaten to selection for the Great Britain team by Alison Young after Young finished ahead of her in the Olympic regatta at Hyères. In 2013, she teamed up with

Sophie Ainsworth Sophie Claire Ainsworth (born 22 June 1989) is a British sailor who qualified to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Personal life Ainsworth was born on 22 June 1989 in Ashford, Kent, England. She studie ...

to compete in the

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classification. The pair won a bronze medal at the World Cup event in

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. They then finished sixth at the 2014 49er European Championships held in Helsinki, Finland. At the 2015 49er FX World Championships, held in San Isidro, Argentina, Dobson and Ainsworth finished in fifth place, four points behind the medal positions. In March 2016, Dobson and Ainsworth were selected as part of the Great Britain team for the

to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where they competed in the women's 49er FX event, which made its debut at the Games. In April at the Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma, Majorca the pair finished fifth in the opening race before suffering problems with their equipment in race two. They eventually placed sixth overall after taking second place in the final race. Later that month at the 49er European Championships in Barcelona, Spain, Ainsworth and Dobson were joint third after the second day of competition where they finished their three races, first, second and third. A victory in the final medal race meant they eventually finished ninth overall, and seventh among European boats. Dobson who along with crew

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have represent Great Britain at the

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in the Women's 49er FX class finishing 6th.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dobson, Charlotte 1986 births Living people Scottish female sailors (sport) Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Sportspeople from Glasgow Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 49er FX Olympic sailors for Great Britain Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 49er FX