Nick Dempsey

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Olympic medal record
Men's Sailing
Bronze	2004	Men's sailboard

Nick Dempsey (born 13 August 1980 in Norwich) is an English sailor. Dempsey booked his first international success at the 1998 Mistral Youth World Championships where he won the bronze medal. As a senior his first win was clinched at the North Sea Cup Series in Pevensey Bay (United Kingdom) and an additional third place in the Kieler Woche. During the 2000 Summer Olympics he finished in 16th position. He continued winning competitions in 2001 and beyond like Athens Eurolymp Week, Kieler Woche and the SPA Regatta before finishing third at the 2004 Summer Olympics to take the sailboard (mistral) bronze medal.

When switching to the RS:X class he won race after race, resulting in the first spot on the RS:X world rankings. On his road to glory he took the gold medal at the 2006 RS:X European Championships. Later he disappointed at the 2006 RS:X World Championships when he only finished in 5th position.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Position	Boat type	Event
2006		RS:X - Men's Windsurfer	2006 RS:X European Championships
2006		RS:X - Men's Windsurfer	Holland Regatta
2006		RS:X - Men's Windsurfer	Semaine Olympique Française
2006		RS:X - Men's Windsurfer	HRH Princess Sofia Trophy
2006		RS:X - Men's Windsurfer	Rolex Miami OCR
2004		Mistral - Men	2004 Summer Olympics
2003		Mistral - Men	Saronikos Gulf Regatta
2003		Mistral - Men	XXXIV Princess Sofia Trophy
2003		Mistral - Men	Athens Eurolymp Week
2002		Mistral - Men	Kieler Woche
2002		Mistral - Men	North Sea Cup Series - Herne Bay
2002		Mistral - Men	SPA Regatta
2002		Mistral - Men	Sail Auckland
2002		Mistral - Men	Sail Melbourne
2001		Mistral - Men	Kieler Woche
2001		Mistral - Men	XXXII Princess Sofia Trophy
2001		Mistral - Men	Athens Eurolymp Week
2000	16.	Mistral - Men	2000 Summer Olympics
2000		Mistral - Men	Kieler Woche
2000		Mistral - Men	North Sea Cup Series - Pevensey Bay
2000		Mistral - Men	Penta Mistral Cup
1998		Mistral - Men	1998 Mistral World Youth Championship