Paul Goodison
Paul Goodison medal table |
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Paul Goodison (2008) |
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United Kingdom | ||
Olympic games | ||
gold | Beijing 2008 | laser |
World championships | ||
bronze | Hyannis 2002 | laser |
gold | Halifax 2009 | laser |
Paul Martin Goodison , MBE (born November 29, 1977 in Sheffield ) is a former British sailor .
successes
Paul Goodison took part in the Laser Boat Class three times in the Olympic Games . At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens , with 81 points, he just missed winning a medal in fourth place. Four years later he finished the regatta in Beijing with 63 points in first place and was Olympic champion ahead of Vasilij Žbogar and Diego Romero . In 2012 he finished seventh in London . At World Championships he won the bronze medal in Hyannis in 2002 , before winning the title in Halifax in 2009 . From 2005 to 2009 he was European champion five times in a row.
For his Olympic success, Goodison was made a member of the Order of the British Empire at the end of 2008 .
Web links
- Paul Goodison in the database of World Sailing (English)
- Paul Goodison in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ Steve Bierley: Olympics: Gold again for GB as Goodison triumphs in Laser class. In: theguardian.com. The Guardian , August 19, 2008, accessed February 26, 2020 .
- ^ London Gazette (Supplement). No. 58929, HMSO, London, December 31, 2008, p. 17 ( PDF , accessed February 26, 2020, English).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Goodison, Paul |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Goodison, Paul Martin (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sailor |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1977 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sheffield , UK |