Eilidh Jane McIntyre (born 4 June 1994) is a British sailor, who won the gold medal alongside Hannah Mills in the 470 event at the

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. She won the 2019

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, and came second at the

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. She finished third at the 2015

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, and second at the 2019 and 2021 events, as well as having won multiple

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medals.

Career

McIntyre joined the British Sailing Team at the age of 15. In 2013, McIntyre and

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won the Kiel Week

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event. In 2014, the pair won the

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. McIntyre won multiple medals at the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup. McIntyre and Weguelin came third at the 2015

. The pair failed to qualify for the

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. After the 2016 Summer Olympics, McIntyre teamed up with Hannah Mills, as Mills' former partner Saskia Clark retired after the Games. McIntyre and Mills came second at the

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, and the 2018 World Cup event in Hyères, France. In 2019, McIntyre and Mills won a gold medal at the 470 World Championships, came second at the Olympic test event in Enoshima, Japan, and came second at the 2019 470 European Championships. In October 2019, McIntyre was awarded a place in the 470 event at the

, alongside Mills. After the Olympics were postponed from 2020 to 2021, British Sailing confirmed that their squad selection were unchanged, and so McIntyre was still selected for the Games. During the COVID-19 pandemic, McIntyre and Mills trained in

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in the

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, as well as at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. In January 2021, McIntyre was critical of a suggestion by Matthew Pinsent that the Olympics should be delayed until 2024. In March 2021, McIntyre and Mills competed at the 470 World Championship, their first event for 18 months. At the 2021 470 European Championships, the pair finished second. McIntyre won the gold medal alongside Mills at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics. The pair were ahead going into the medal race, where they needed to finish seventh or higher to win the gold medal. They eventually finished fifth in that race. In December 2021, McIntyre and Mills won the

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. In 2022, McIntyre started competing with Martin Wrigley, as the 470 events at the

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will be mixed-gender.

Honours

McIntyre was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the

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for services to sailing.

Personal life

McIntyre is from Hayling Island, Hampshire, England. She was privately educated at the independent Mayville High School in Southsea, England. As of 2021, McIntyre was engaged. Her Scottish father Michael won a sailing gold medal at the

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:McIntyre, Eilidh 1994 births Living people English female sailors (sport) People from Hayling Island 470 class world champions World champions in sailing for Great Britain English people of Scottish descent Olympic sailors of Great Britain Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 470 Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in sailing