Paul Martin Goodison MBE (born 29 November 1977) is an English Olympic gold medal-winning sailor.

Background

He studied at Southampton Solent University completing an Undergraduate degree in Maritime Studies following his Olympic Degree and Honorary Doctorate in Sport was also awarded by Solent University

Sailing career

Laser class and Olympics

In March 2005, he was ranked 2nd in the world in the Laser, behind Robert Scheidt of Brazil, and ahead of Michael Blackburn of Australia and Mark Mendelblatt of the United States. He won the gold medal in the Men's Laser class at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2009 he won the Laser World Championships, in Halifax, Canada. He also competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing 4th, and the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 7th.

Other World Championships

He has also won the Melges 20 and Melges 32 class World Championships. Goodison has won the three Moth World Championship starting in 2016 Hayama, Japan and in 2017 won the title a second time in Malcesine, Italy (Lake Garda). and then the 2018 title.

America Cup

Goodison joined Artemis Racing for their 2017 Louis Vuitton Challenger’s Trophy campaign. He then went to sail for New York Yacht Clubs – American Magic campaign in the 2021 America's Cup – Challenger Series where the team capsized compromising their campaign. He has committed to the team for their challenge of the 2024 America's Cup.

Awards

Goodison was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours for services to sport.

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