Full name: Rodney Stuart Pattisson
Gender: Male
Height: 5-8.5 (175 cm)
Weight: 154 lbs (70 kg)
Born: August 5, 1943 in Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Great Britain
Affiliations: Itchenor Sailing Club, Itchenor (GBR)
Country: Great Britain
Sport: Sailing
Medals: 2 Gold, 1 Silver (3 Total)
Rodney Pattisson ranked as Britain's most successful Olympic yachtsman until he was surpassed by [Ben Ainslie] in 2008. On each of his three Olympic appearances, he sailed with a different crew but won a medal on each occasion. Pattisson's first major success came in 1960 when as a 17-year-old he won the world cadet title, with his brother John crewing. In 1968 he won the world and European titles before going on to win an Olympic gold medal with [Iain MacDonald-Smith]. A second gold followed in 1972 with [Christopher Davies] as his partner and in 1976 Pattisson took the silver medal with [Julian Brooke-Houghton]. He was awarded the MBE for his Olympic successes. After his first Olympic victory Pattisson resigned his commission in the Navy and joined a boat building firm in Dorset, which allowed him more time for training than his naval duties had permitted. He consolidated his position as the world's leading helmsman in the Flying Dutchman class and was the world and European champion from 1968 to 1972. Pattisson built his success on meticulous attention to detail and a dedication to physical fitness; he came closed to making the Olympic team for a fourth time in 1984 in his favorite Flying Dutchman class. Despite his domination of this class, Rodney Pattisson was a versatile sailor and in 1983 was co-skipper of Victory, Peter de Savary's entry for the America's Cup. |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
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1968 Summer | 25 | Ciudad de México | Sailing | Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy | Great Britain | GBR | 1 | Gold | |
1972 Summer | 29 | München | Sailing | Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy | Great Britain | GBR | 1 | Gold | |
1976 Summer | 32 | Montréal | Sailing | Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy | Great Britain | GBR | 2 | Silver |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Partner | Phase | Unit | Date | NP | TP | PTS | T |
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1968 Summer | 25 | Ciudad de México | Sailing | Great Britain | GBR | Iain MacDonald-Smith | Final Standings | 1968-10-14 | 3.0 | 42.0 | |||
1968 Summer | 25 | Ciudad de México | Sailing | Great Britain | GBR | Iain MacDonald-Smith | Race One | 1968-10-14 | 39.0 | ||||
1968 Summer | 25 | Ciudad de México | Sailing | Great Britain | GBR | Iain MacDonald-Smith | Race Two | 1968-10-15 | 0.0 | 1-58:23 | |||
1968 Summer | 25 | Ciudad de México | Sailing | Great Britain | GBR | Iain MacDonald-Smith | Race Three | 1968-10-16 | 0.0 | 1-53:27 | |||
1968 Summer | 25 | Ciudad de México | Sailing | Great Britain | GBR | Iain MacDonald-Smith | Race Four | 1968-10-17 | 0.0 | 2-33:13 | |||
1968 Summer | 25 | Ciudad de México | Sailing | Great Britain | GBR | Iain MacDonald-Smith | Race Five | 1968-10-19 | 0.0 | 2-11:28 | |||
1968 Summer | 25 | Ciudad de México | Sailing | Great Britain | GBR | Iain MacDonald-Smith | Race Six | 1968-10-20 | 0.0 | 1-29:05 | |||
1968 Summer | 25 | Ciudad de México | Sailing | Great Britain | GBR | Iain MacDonald-Smith | Race Seven | 1968-10-21 | 3.0 | ||||
1972 Summer | 29 | München | Sailing | Great Britain | GBR | Christopher Davies | Final Standings | 1972-08-29 | 22.7 | 57.7 | |||
1972 Summer | 29 | München | Sailing | Great Britain | GBR | Christopher Davies | Race One | 1972-08-29 | .0 | 2-47:44 | |||
1972 Summer | 29 | München | Sailing | Great Britain | GBR | Christopher Davies | Race Two | 1972-08-30 | 17.0 | 2-54:25 | |||
1972 Summer | 29 | München | Sailing | Great Britain | GBR | Christopher Davies | Race Three | 1972-08-31 | .0 | 2-22:13 | |||
1972 Summer | 29 | München | Sailing | Great Britain | GBR | Christopher Davies | Race Four | 1972-09-01 | 5.7 | 1-54:21 | |||
1972 Summer | 29 | München | Sailing | Great Britain | GBR | Christopher Davies | Race Five | 1972-09-04 | .0 | 1-52:50 | |||
1972 Summer | 29 | München | Sailing | Great Britain | GBR | Christopher Davies | Race Six | 1972-09-05 | .0 | 2-57:23 | |||
1976 Summer | 32 | Montréal | Sailing | Great Britain | GBR | Julian Brooke-Houghton | Final Standings | 1976-07-19 | 51.7 | 75.7 | |||
1976 Summer | 32 | Montréal | Sailing | Great Britain | GBR | Julian Brooke-Houghton | Race One | 1976-07-19 | .0 | 2-04:06 | |||
1976 Summer | 32 | Montréal | Sailing | Great Britain | GBR | Julian Brooke-Houghton | Race Two | 1976-07-20 | 3.0 | 2-01:02 | |||
1976 Summer | 32 | Montréal | Sailing | Great Britain | GBR | Julian Brooke-Houghton | Race Three | 1976-07-21 | 8.0 | 2-20:52 | |||
1976 Summer | 32 | Montréal | Sailing | Great Britain | GBR | Julian Brooke-Houghton | Race Four | 1976-07-23 | 5.7 | 2-06:57 | |||
1976 Summer | 32 | Montréal | Sailing | Great Britain | GBR | Julian Brooke-Houghton | Race Five | 1976-07-25 | 24.0 | 3-39:50 | |||
1976 Summer | 32 | Montréal | Sailing | Great Britain | GBR | Julian Brooke-Houghton | Race Six | 1976-07-26 | 18.0 | 1-45:29 | |||
1976 Summer | 32 | Montréal | Sailing | Great Britain | GBR | Julian Brooke-Houghton | Race Seven | 1976-07-27 | 17.0 | 1-55:07 |