Saskia Clark, (born 23 August 1979 in
Colchester
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,
Essex
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) is a British sailor and Olympic Gold medalist. She competed in the
2008 Summer Olympics and she was selected, along with
Hannah Mills
Hannah Louise Mills, (born 29 February 1988) is a British competitive sailor and two-time world champion in the Women's 470 class, having won in 2012 and 2019. Mills won a silver medal for Team GB with her crew Saskia Clark in the 2012 Olymp ...
, to sail in the
470 Women's class for
Team GB
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. They went on to win silver at the
2012 Olympic games and a gold medal at the
2016
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games.
Life
Saskia started sailing at
Dabchicks Sailing Club in an
Optimist when she was 8 years old
She came 6th in the 2008 Summer Olympics sailing in the 470 Class with
Christina Bassadone. She was set to sail with
Sarah Ayton in the 2012 Summer Olympics, but Sarah retired to focus on her family life. Saskia was then paired with Hannah Mills.
At the 2011 Skandia Sail For Gold Regatta and the
2011 Weymouth & Portland International Regatta, Saskia won a Silver medal in the 470 Women class.
After they suffered a black flag in the first race of the championships, Saskia and her helm Hannah claimed Gold at the 2012
470 World Championships in
Barcelona
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.
Clark was appointed
Member of the Order of the British Empire
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and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
(MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to sailing.
References
External links
*
470 Girls Official WebsiteRYA Profile
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1979 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Colchester
Olympic sailors of 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
ISAF World Sailor of the Year (female)
Members of the Order of the British Empire
Yngling class world champions
World champions in sailing for Great Britain
People educated at Colchester County High School