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    Ben Rhodes
    Ben Rhodes
    Great Britain

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    Name

    Ben Rhodes

    Nation

    Great Britain

    Place of Birth

    Southampton,UK

    Class

    49er, Cadet, ILCA 7, International 14

    Q&A

    Boat First Sailed

    Cadet

    Most Admired Person

    Steve Peat (British Downhill Mountain Bike legend!), Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Chris Sharma (Climber)

    Yacht Club

    Exe SC

    Awards

    1st World Championships 07, 1st Olympic Test Event 07

    Racing Age

    10

    First Event Competed

    Torquay Regatta

    General Interest

    Surfing, Kitesurfing, Cycling.And Guitar.

    Why This Sport

    Felt I needed to play to my strengths.

    Coach

    Ian Barker (GBR)

    Most Influential Person

    My Father

    Current Class

    49er

    Injuries

    Nothing worse than a pulled muscle touch wood!

    Superstitions

    The boat has to have a name, saluting magpies, no wearing of the event t-shirt during the event!

    Best Sporting Achievement

    Winning the ISAF World Championships in Cascais in 2007

    Ambitions

    To win a gold medal at the Olympics

    Hometown

    Exmouth, Devon