Charlotte Dobson

Charlotte Dobson (born 5 June 1986) is a British sailor who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Personal life

Dobson was born on 5 June 1986 in Glasgow, Scotland.[1] She studied psychology at the University of Edinburgh.[2]

Sailing

Dobson was selected for the Scotland national squad at the age of 14.[2] In 2001, she won a bronze medal at the Youth World Championship in the Laser Radial class; in 2002 and 2004 she won silver medals at the Championships. By 2005 she was ranked seventh in the ISAF world rankings and in 2007 finished tenth in the ISAF World Championships held in Portugal. She was shortlisted for the Great Britain team for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, but missed out on selection to Penny Clark.[2]

In 2010, she took the silver medal at the Laser Radial European Championships held in Estonia.[2] At the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships Dobson finished 16th in the women's Laser Radial event.[3][4] She attempted to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the individual Laser Radial but was beaten to selection for the Great Britain team by Alison Young after Young finished ahead of her in the Olympic regatta at Hyeres.[5][6]

In 2013, she teamed up with Sophie Ainsworth to compete in the 49erFX classification.[7] The pair won a bronze medal at the World Cup event in Mallorca.[8] They then finished sixth at the 2014 49er European Championships held in Helsinki, Finland.[9]

At the 2015 49erFX World Championships, held in San Isidro, Argentina, Dobson and Ainsworth finished in fifth place, four points behind the medal positions.[10]

In March 2016, Dobson and Ainsworth were selected as part of the Great Britain team for the 2016 Summer Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where they competed in the women's 49erFX event, which made its debut at the Games.[7][11][12] In April at the Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma, Majorca the pair finished fifth in the opening race before suffering problems with their equipment in race two.[13] They eventually placed sixth overall after taking second place in the final race.[14] Later that month at the 49er European Championships in Barcelona, Spain, Ainsworth and Dobson were joint third after the second day of competition where they finished their three races, first, second and third.[15] A victory in the final medal race meant they eventually finished ninth overall, and seventh among European boats.[16]

Dobson and partner Saskia Tidey have qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Women's 49erFX class.[17]

References
  1. "The Team Charlotte Dobson". Royal Yachting Association. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. Fullarton, Donald. "Charlotte misses Olympic place". Helensburgh Heritage Trust. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  3. "Olympic profile: Charlotte Dobson and Alison Young". Yachting World. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  4. "World Sailing Championships: Giles Scott wins Finn title". BBC Sport. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  5. "Young masters breeze in France to pip Dobson for Radial place". The Herald. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  6. Robertson, Andi (23 September 2013). "Sailing: Charlotte Dobson move has rekindled fire". The Scotsman. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  7. "Ashford sailor Sophie Ainsworth named in the Great Britain sailing squad for Rio Olympics". Kent Online. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  8. Alexander, Stuart (5 April 2014). "America's Cup 2017: Sir Ben Ainslie waiting on AC35 format before decision to mount British challenge". The Independent. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  9. "49er European Championships: Dylan Fletcher & Alain Sign third". BBC Sport. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  10. "Great Britain pairings finish fifth and sixth at Worlds in Argentina". BBC Sport. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  11. "Ashford sailor Sophie Ainsworth selected for Team GB for Olympic Games". Ashford Herald. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  12. Penny, Brandon. "Sailing events announced for 2016 Olympics". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 December 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  13. "Sailing: Giles Scott tops Finn fleet in Majorca". Dorset Echo. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  14. "British sailors shine as Trofeo Princesa Sofia draws to a close". sail-world.com. Royal Yachting Association. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  15. Brown, Luke (13 April 2016). "Brits continue to impress at the 49er European Championships". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  16. "Podium finish for British sailors at the 49er European Championships". sail-world.com. Royal Yachting Association. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  17. "Elliot Hanson completes Team GB's Tokyo 2020 sailing line-up". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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