Scott wins Rio sailing gold
by Imogen Stanley 16 Aug 2016 20:27 BST
16 August 2016
Giles Scott has won Olympic gold, Britain's second sailing medal of Rio 2016, in the Finn heavyweight dinghy class today (Tuesday 16 August).
Scott went into today's double points Medal Race knowing that, providing he successfully competed in today's race, he could not be knocked off the top of the podium, with a 24-point lead over Vasilij Zbogar (SLO) in silver medal position.
And a second in the race, which was won by Caleb Paine (USA), confirmed Scott's gold medal on his Olympic debut, with a final 32-point victory margin.
Scott's victory means that Britain has now won the Finn men's heavyweight dinghy class as the last five Olympics – Iain Percy (Sydney 2000), Ben Ainslie (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012) and Scott (Rio 2016).
Zbogar was confirmed as winning the silver medal, after finishing sixth in today's Medal Race, while Medal Race winner Paine claimed bronze.
Full report and reaction to follow.
The Olympic Sailing Regatta runs from Monday 8 August – Thursday 18 August.
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