Paul Goodison

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| name = Paul Goodison

| honorific_suffix = MBE

| image = Paul_Goodison,_October_2008.jpg

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| caption = Goodison at the parade in London to celebrate the achievements of British competitors at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|11|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Brinsworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, UK

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| nationality = British

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Paul Martin Goodison MBE (born 29 November 1977) is an English Olympic gold medal-winning sailor.{{cite podcast |url=https://shirleyrobertson.com/podcast/ |title=Series 3 Episode 17–18 Interview Paul Goodison |host=Shirley Robertson (MBE) |date=17 February 2022 |time= |access-date=26 April 2022}}

Background

He studied at Southampton Solent University completing an Undergraduate degree in Maritime Studies following his Olympic success he was awarded also awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Sports{{cite web|url=https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/people/paul-goodison-sheffield-s-2012-olympic-sailing-hero-6377488|title=Paul Goodison – Sheffield's 2012 Olympic sailing hero |date=16 January 2010 |accessdate=26 April 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.solent.ac.uk/graduation/honorary-graduates|title=Solent University Honorary Graduates List|access-date=26 April 2022}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.sailing.org/news/11133.php |title=ISAF: World Sailing Rankings; Single-handed dinghy men – Laser |publisher=Sailing.org |date=4 March 2005 |accessdate=8 July 2011}}

File:Luke Patience, Hannah Mills, Saskia Clark & Paul Goodison - Olympic Parade - Weymouth & Portland.jpg, Hannah Mills, Saskia Clark & Paul Goodison in the Olympic Parade at Weymouth & Portland in 2012]]

He won the gold medal in the Men's Laser class at the 2008 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url = http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/beijing-2008/sailing/laser-one-person-dinghy-m|title = Beijing 2008 – Men's Laser|accessdate = 6 October 2014|website = olympic.org|publisher = IOC}} In 2009 he won the Laser World Championships, in Halifax, Canada.{{cite web|url = http://events.laserinternational.org/en/events/results/100z36|title = 2009 Laser World Championships|accessdate = 6 October 2014|website = events.laserinternational.org|publisher = International Laser Class Association}} He also competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing 4th, and the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 7th.{{cite web|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/paul-goodison-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040214/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/paul-goodison-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|title = Paul Goodison at sports-reference.com|accessdate = 6 October 2014|website = sports-reference.com}}

=Other World Championships=

He has also won the following World Championships in Sailing:

1st 2012 Melges 32 World Championship
1st 2013 Melges 20 World Championship{{cite web|url=https://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Audi-Melges-20-World-Championship-%E2%80%98Samba-Pa-Ti-crowned-champion/-126148|title=Audi Melges 20 World Championship – 'Samba Pa Ti' crowned champion|website=www.sail-world.com|accessdate=26 April 2022}}
1st 2016 Moth World Championship held in Hayama, Japan{{cite web|url=http://www.moth-sailing.org/paul-goodison-wins-2016-yanmar-moth-worlds/|title = Paul Goodison wins 2016 YANMAR Moth Worlds – International Moth Class Association|accessdate=10 August 2017}}
1st 2017 Moth World Championship held in Malcesine, Italy (Lake Garda).{{cite web|url=http://www.sailing.org/news/42566.php|title=Paul Goodison wins 2017 Moth Worlds title|accessdate=10 August 2017}}
1st 2018 Moth World Championship held in Hamilton, Bermuda

=America Cup=

Goodison initially joined Artemis Racing{{cite web | url=http://www.artemisracing.com/en/team/67_Paul-Goodison.html | title=Wing Trimmer |accessdate=26 April 2022}} for their 2017 Louis Vuitton Challenger’s Trophy campaign.{{cite web|url=http://artemis-racing.americascup.com/en/news/117_Paul-Goodison-Joins-Artemis-Racing.html|title=Paul Goodison Joins Artemis Racing|first=Artemis|last=Racing|accessdate=26 July 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2017/07/24/form-guide-moth-world-championship/|title=Form Guide: Moth World Championship >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News|date=24 July 2017|website=Scuttlebutt Sailing News|accessdate=26 July 2017}}

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. Was also helmsman of there 2024 America's Cup campaign but was injured mid way through the Challenger Series in a none racing accident and had to be replaced.

Awards

Goodison was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours for services to sport.{{London Gazette |issue=58929 |date=31 December 2008 |page=17 |supp=y }}