Ben Ainslie

Sir
Ben Ainslie
CBE
Ainslie in 2024
Personal information
Full nameCharles Benedict Ainslie
Nationality United Kingdom
Born (1977-02-05) 5 February 1977
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Spouse
(m. 2014)
Sport
Sailing career
Class(es)Finn, Laser, Optimist, America's Cup
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Great Britain
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 4 1 0
Olympic Class World Championship 8 0 3
Other Sailing World 3 1 1
Total 15 2 4
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Laser
2004 Athens Finn
2008 Beijing Finn
2012 London Finn
1996 Atlanta Laser
World Championships
1993 Takapuna Laser Radial
1995 Hamilton Laser (Youth)
1998 Laser
1999 Melbourne Laser
2002 Athens Finn
2003 Cádiz Finn
2004 Rio de Janeiro Finn
2005 Moscow Finn
2008 Melbourne Finn
2010 Tour Match Racing
2012 Falmouth Finn
1996 Simon's Town Laser
1997 Algarrobo Laser
2000 Cancun Laser
2009 Brighton Etchells

Sir Charles Benedict Ainslie (born 5 February 1977) is a British competitive sailor. Ainslie is the most successful sailor in Olympic history. He won medals at five consecutive Olympics from 1996 onwards, including gold at four consecutive Games from 2000 to 2012.

He is one of three men to win medals in five different Olympic Games in sailing, doing so after Torben Grael and Robert Scheidt, and the second to win four gold medals, after Paul Elvstrøm.

Ainslie is CEO of Athena Sports Group which includes the roles of team principal, CEO and skipper of Athena Racing and CEO of the Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team. He is also a Patron of the 1851 Trust, a British charity that supports young people in sailing and STEM education.