Name Sarah Ayton Role Sailor | ||
Olympic medals Similar People Sarah Webb Gosling, Pippa Wilson, Nick Dempsey, Shirley Robertson, Saskia Clark | ||
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Sarah Lianne Ayton OBE (born 9 April 1980 in Ashford, Surrey) was an English professional sailor.
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She won a gold medal in the Yngling sailing class in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, together with Shirley Robertson and Sarah Webb, and another gold medal in the Yngling sailing class in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, together with Pippa Wilson and Sarah Webb.
Already a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), Ayton was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours. She is divorced from windsurfer Nick Dempsey Together, they have two sons Thomas-Flynn, who was born on 28 June 2009 and Oscar-Flynn George who was born on 7 March 2012.
Ayton is a patron of Meningitis UK. Ayton battled with meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia in 1995, when she was aged 14. She also recently (2015) visited a small Sailing Club, Bosham, to present prizes at the racing prizegiving. She inspired many young sailors by actually going out on an Optimist with her son and sailing with the little ones.
She retains an active interest in sports, including amateur horse racing
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