Rodney Pattisson
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Full name | Rodney Stuart Pattisson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 5 August 1943 Campbeltown, Scotland | (age 80)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Sailing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Itchenor Sailing Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rodney Stuart Pattisson,
Sailing career
Pattisson was born in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, where his father was posted as an airman during World War II. His family left Scotland just two months after Rodney's birth, and he has never lived in Scotland since then.[1][A]
He went to school at Pangbourne College, which was founded in 1917 as the Nautical College Pangbourne. The College prepared boys to be officers in the Merchant Navy although many students joined the Royal Navy,[4] a tradition he followed on leaving the college.[5]
He later teamed up with the London
Pattisson then retired from the Olympics and later co-skippered the Victory 83, the Peter de Savary entry in the America's Cup in 1983.
He was later elected to the Sailing Hall of Fame and Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.[5] He later asked to be withdrawn from the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2012 as he does not consider himself Scottish.[1]
Published works
- Pattisson, Rodney; Davison, Tim; Hore, Tim (1986). Tactics (Sail to Win) (Print). Camden, Me: International Marine Pub. Co. ISBN 0-87742-233-8.
- Pattisson, Rodney; Davison, Tim; Hore, Tim (1986). Boatspeed: supercharging your hull, foils and gear. (Sail to Win) (Print). Steyning, W. Sussex: Fernhurst Books. ISBN 0-906754-25-9.
Notes
- ^ Pattison doesn't consider himself to be ethnically "Scottish." However, with his consent, he was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. However, he found it made it hard to convince people of his true nationality and requested to be withdrawn.Campbell, Alan (9 May 2012). "Olympic sailor asks to be removed from Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.. because he's English". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 9 May 2012. His example is still said to have been an important inspiration for successful Scottish sailors. "Golden Scots: Rodney Pattisson, the accidental Scot". BBC News. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
References
- ^ a b c Campbell, Alan (9 May 2012). "Olympic sailor asks to be removed from Scottish Sports Hall of Fame, because he's English". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rodney Pattisson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
- ^ Jeffery, Tim (17 August 2008). "2008 Beijing Olympics: Ben Ainslie carves his niche in history with third gold medal". London: Telegraph Media Group Limited. Archived from the original on 18 August 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
- ^ "Pangbourne College, Berkshire, England". Dotnology Ltd. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Rodney Pattison retains Olympic Gold 1972". BBC. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
- ^ "Golden Scots: Rodney Pattisson, the accidental Scot". BBC News. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 44740". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 December 1968. p. 17.
- ^ "FD CHAMPIONS". Sailing Source. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
External links
Media related to Rodney Pattisson at Wikimedia Commons
- Rodney Stuart Pattisson at World Sailing
- Rodney Stuart Pattisson at Olympics.com
- Rodney Pattisson at Olympedia