Rodney Pattisson

Rodney Pattisson
MBE
	Pattisson and Davies at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Rodney Stuart Pattisson
Born	5 August 1943 (age 80); Campbeltown, Scotland
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sailing
Club	Itchenor Sailing Club
Medal record
Representing United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Flying Dutchman World Championships

Rodney Stuart Pattisson, MBE (born 5 August 1943) is a British yachtsman.^[1] He is a double Olympic gold medalist in sailing won at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and 1972 Munich Olympics both in the Flying Dutchman class. He also won a silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics in the same class to become Great Britain’s most successful Olympic yachtsman until Ben Ainslie overtook him with 3 gold medals and a silver medal at four different Olympic Games at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.^[2]^[3] Pattisson was a member of Itchenor Sailing Club.

^ Campbell, Alan (9 May 2012). "Olympic sailor asks to be removed from Scottish Sports Hall of Fame, because he's English". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
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^ Jeffery, Tim (17 August 2008). "2008 Beijing Olympics: Ben Ainslie carves his niche in history with third gold medal". London: Telegraph Media Group Limited. Archived from the original on 18 August 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2008.