| ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards 2002 |
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 In 2002 the female award was presented to Sofia Bekatorou and Emilia Tsoulfa (GRE) and the male award to Ben Ainslie (GBR), in recognition of their outstanding achievement in the sport during the twelve-month period from 1 September 2001 to 31 August 2002. |
