Giles Scott claims British Sailing's Athlete of the Year prize

Geography alumnus Giles Scott claimed top honours at the British Sailing Team’s annual awards this weekend, winning the Athlete of the Year prize after his unbeaten run in the Finn class this season.

The Olympic Champion and World Sailor of the Year nominee was named as the team’s Olympic Classes Sailor of the Year and the overall Athlete of the Year at a black tie evening held at Portsmouth’s Royal Marines Museum.

During an entirely golden season, Scott claimed his second World Championship title at the ISAF Worlds last month in Santander, and hit winning ways on the 2016 Olympic waters in Rio and at the European Championships in La Rochelle – amassing enough of a lead to win the latter two events a day early.

The full list of award recipients is below:

British Sailing Team Athlete of the Year & Olympic Classes Sailor of the Year

(additional prize generously donated by Garmin)

Giles Scott - Finn

Paralympic Classes Sailor of the Year

(additional prize generously donated by Harken UK)

Megan Pascoe - 2.4mR

'Golden Funnel' Award for Coaching Excellence

(additional prize generously donated by Healthspan Elite)

Matt Howard – Finn coach

Podium Potential Sailor of the Year

(additional prize generously donated by Volvo Car UK)

Lorenzo Chiavarini - Laser

British Sailing Team Values Awards

British Sailing Team members were also invited to vote for the colleagues they felt best displayed some of the team’s core values of ‘Collaboration’, ‘Passion’, ‘Committed to Excellence’ and ‘Gold Driven’

Collaboration

Winner: Paul Mullan – Head of Sports Science and Medicine

Podium Potential winner: Tom Squires – RS:X Men

Passion

Winner: Paul Mullan – Head of Sports Science and Medicine

Podium Potential winner: Ben Cornish – Finn

Committed to Excellence

Winner: Nick Thompson – Laser

Podium Potential winner: Ben Cornish – Finn

Gold Driven

Winner: Giles Scott - Finn

Podium Potential winner: Lorenzo Chiavarini – Laser