Dylan James Fletcher-Scott (born 3 April 1988) is a British

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

and Olympic champion in Men's 49er in Tokyo 2020. Fletcher and Alain Sign placed sixth in the 49er event at the

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. Starting sailing at age 11 and racing at 13, Fletcher has always sailed double handers. Quickly finding himself at the front of the 405 fleet he moved up into the 29er enjoying similar success including 29er under 19 world champion in 2006 (Weymouth, 2nd in seniors). He then transitioned into the 49er climbing up the ranks collecting medals along the way. Fletcher now sails with Olympic 2012 470 Silver medalist

Stuart Bithell Stuart Bithell (born 28 August 1986 in Rochdale) is a British sailor and Olympic champion. He competed with Luke Patience in the 470 class at the 2012 Summer Olympics where he won a silver medal and in the 2020 Summer Olympics where he won a g ...

. The team medalled at every regatta in 2017 winning both the European and World Championships. They have qualified to represent Great Britain at the

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in the Men's 49er class. Fletcher won Olympic gold representing Great Britain at the

in the Men's 49er class with crew

. Fletcher was appointed

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(MBE) in the

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for services to sailing. Fletcher added to his 2 previous world championship titles with Gold at the Moth Worlds in Buenos Aires in 2022. He is now part of the British Americas Cup Bid with Team Ineos, being a helm within the strong sailing team.

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* * * * 1988 births Living people British male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Great Britain Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in sailing Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 49er Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 49er Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics 49er class world champions World champions in sailing for Great Britain People from Market Harborough Sportspeople from Leicestershire Members of the Order of the British Empire {{UK-sport-bio-stub