Saskia Clark
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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23 August 1979 Colchester, Essex, UK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | Optimist, 470 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saskia Clark (born 23 August 1979 in Colchester, Essex) is a British sailor who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics and who was selected, along with Hannah Mills, to sail in the 470 Women's class for Team GB in the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. They went on to win Silver at the 2012 games, before taking a dominant gold medal at the following games.
Saskia started sailing at Royal Harwich Yacht Club in an Optimist when she was 8 years old[1]
She came 6th in the 2008 Summer Olympics sailing in the 470 Class with Christina Bassadone.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]
After they suffered a black flag in the very first race of the championships, Saskia and her helm Hannah claimed Gold at the 2012 470 World Championships in Barcelona.[5]
References
- ↑ "Saskia Clark". Sky Sports. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ↑ "Clark pleased with progress". Daily Gazette. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ↑ "Saskia Clark's new helm Hannah Mills give her renewed hope of a medal". The Telegraph. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ↑ "ISAF Sailor Profile". ISAF. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ↑ "Mills and Clark make history with first 470 Worlds win". RYA.org.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
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