In what Olympics did the greatest Great British yachtsman since Sir Aineslie, CBE, win silver?
Rodney Pattisson Rodney Stuart Pattisson, MBE (born 5 August 1943) is an English yachtsman. He is a double Olympic gold medalist in sailing won at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and 1972 Munich Olympics all in the Flying Dutchman class. He also won a silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics in the same class to become Great Britain’s most successful Olympic yachtsman until Ben Ainslie overtook him with 3 gold medals and a silver medal at four different Olympic Games at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Pattisson was a member of Itchenor Sailing Club.
Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Finn The men's Finn competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place between 9–16 August at Marina da Glória. Eleven races (the last one a medal race) were held. British sailor Giles Scott was declared gold medallist before the competition ended, having an unassailable lead before the medal race.