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Nick Dempsey

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Nick Dempsey
Personal information
Birth nameNicholas Charles Dempsey
NicknameDempo[1]
NationalityBritish
Born (1980-08-13) 13 August 1980 (age 44)
Norwich, England[2]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)[3]
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
SportWindsurfing
EventMen's RS:X class
Coached byDom Tidey
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  Great Britain
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro RS:X
Silver medal – second place 2012 London RS:X
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Mistral

Nicholas Charles Dempsey[4] (born 13 August 1980 in Norwich) is a retired British windsurfer, who lives in Poole, Dorset. He became the first man to win three Olympics medals in windsurfing when he won silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, adding to a silver won in the 2012 London Olympics, and a bronze from the 2004 Athens Olympics.[5] He is also twice world champion, winning gold in 2009 and 2013.[6]

Career

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Dempsey booked his first international success at the 1998 Mistral Youth World Championships, where he won the bronze medal. As a senior his first win was clinched at the North Sea Cup Series in Pevensey Bay, and an additional third place in the Kiel Week.

During the 2000 Summer Olympics he finished in 16th position. He continued winning competitions in 2001 and beyond like Athens Eurolymp Week, Kieler Woche and the Spa Regatta before finishing third at the 2004 Summer Olympics to take the windsurfing bronze medal.

When switching to the RS:X class he won race after race, resulting in the first spot on the RS:X world rankings. He took the gold medal at the 2006 RS:X European Championships. At the 2006 RS:X World Championships he finished in 5th position.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics he came 4th in the RS:X Class windsurfing class with 60 points. He was 2 points behind Israeli bronze medalist Shahar Tzuberi.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Dempsey won the silver medal in the RS:X Class windsurfing class, behind Dorian van Rijsselberge of the Netherlands.[7]

In the 2016 Summer Olympics, Dempsey again won the silver in the RS:X Class, again behind van Rijsselberge. With three medals won in the Olympics, he became the most decorated men's Olympic windsurfer.[8]

In 2017, Nick was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science by the University of Chichester.[9]

Personal life

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Dempsey was married to yachtswoman Sarah Ayton from 2008 to 2012 with whom he has two sons[10] He later married yachtswoman Hannah Mills with whom he has a daughter.[11]

Achievements

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Year Position Windsurfing class Event
Olympic Games
2016 RS:X – Men's Windsurfer 2016 Olympic Games – Men's sailboard Rio de Janeiro Brazil
2012 RS:X – Men's Windsurfer 2012 Olympic Games – Men's sailboard Portland United Kingdom
2008 4. RS:X – Men's Windsurfer 2008 Olympic Games – Men's sailboard Qingdoa China
2004 Mistral – Men 2004 Summer Olympics Athens Greece
2000 16. Mistral – Men 2000 Summer Olympics Sydney Australia
World Championships
2016 4 RS:X - Male 2016 RS:X World Championships
2015 13 RS:X - Male 2015 RS:X World Championships
2014 5 RS:X - Male 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships
2013 RS:X – Men's Windsurfer 2013 RS:X World Championships Búzios  Brazil [12]
2012 RS:X - Male 2012 RS:X World Championships
2011 13 RS:X - Male Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships
2010 9 RS:X - Male 2010 RS:X World Championships
2009 RS:X – Men's Windsurfer 2009 RS:X World Championships Weymouth and Portland  United Kingdom
2008 6 RS:X - Male 2008 RS:X World Championships
2007 RS:X - Male 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships
2006 5 RS:X - Male 2006 RS:X World Championships
2005 7 Raceboard Men 2005 Raceboard World Championships
2003 6 Mistral Men 2003 ISAF Sailing World Championships
2002 7 Mistral Men 2002 Mistral World Championship
2001 8 Mistral Men Mistral World Championships
2000 23 Mistral Men IMCO Mistral World Championships
1999 24 Mistral Men Mistral World Championships
1998 26 Mistral Men IMCO Mistral World Championships
1998 Mistral – Men 1998 Mistral Youth World Championships South Africa
1997 23 Mistral - Juniors Jnr, Yth & Masters Mistral World Championships Mistral Men
1998 Mistral ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships
1996 8 Aloha - Junior Male 1996 Aloha World Championships
Others
2015 RS:X – Men's Windsurfer 2015 Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland  United Kingdom
2006 RS:X – Men's Windsurfer 2006 RS:X European Championships Turkey
2006 RS:X – Men's Windsurfer Holland Regatta Netherlands
2006 RS:X – Men's Windsurfer Semaine Olympique Française France
2006 RS:X – Men's Windsurfer HRH Princess Sofia Trophy Spain
2006 RS:X – Men's Windsurfer Rolex Miami OCR United States
2003 Mistral – Men Saronikos Gulf Regatta Greece
2003 Mistral – Men XXXIV Princess Sofia Trophy Spain
2003 Mistral – Men Athens Eurolymp Week Greece
2002 Mistral – Men Kieler Woche Germany
2002 Mistral – Men North Sea Cup Series Herne Bay United Kingdom
2002 Mistral – Men Spa Regatta Netherlands
2002 Mistral – Men Sail Auckland New Zealand
2002 Mistral – Men Sail Melbourne Australia
2001 Mistral – Men Kieler Woche Germany
2001 Mistral – Men XXXII Princess Sofia Trophy Spain
2001 Mistral – Men Athens Eurolymp Week Greece
2000 Mistral – Men Kieler Woche Germany
2000 Mistral – Men North Sea Cup Series Pevensey Bay United Kingdom
2000 Mistral – Men Penta Mistral Cup Egypt

References

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  1. ^ "Sailor Biography: Nick Dempsey". World Sailing.
  2. ^ "Nick Dempsey – Windsurfing". Olympics 30. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Nick Dempsey". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ GRO reference: September 1980, Vol. 10, Page 59389/S
  5. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Nick Dempsey wins historic windsurfing silver medal in RS:X". BBC Sport. 15 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Nick Dempsey". RYA.
  7. ^ Morris, Steven (7 August 2012). "London 2012: Great Britain's Nick Dempsey wins windsurfing silver medal". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Nick Dempsey brings windsurfing career to an end with silver medal at Rio Olympics 2016". The Daily Telegraph. 14 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Honorary Awards". University of Chichester. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  10. ^ Kidd, Patrick (8 August 2012). "Sacrifice that brought a family silver". The Times.
  11. ^ Cary, Tom. "'My arms were spinning furiously': Hannah Mills helps grind Great Britain to SailGP victory". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  12. ^ "2013 RS:X WORLD WINDSURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). International RS:X Class Association.
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