Saskia Clark

Saskia Clark (born 23 August 1979 in Colchester, Essex) is a British sailor and Olympic gold medalist. She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics and she was selected, along with Hannah Mills, to sail in the women's 470 event for Team GB. They went on to win silver at the 2012 Olympics and a gold medal at the 2016 Olympics.

Saskia Clark

MBE

Hannah Mills and Clark in 2012
Personal information
Born	(1979-08-23) 23 August 1979 (age 46) Colchester, Essex, UK
Sport
Sailing career
Classes	Optimist 470
Medal record Sailing Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Women's 470 2012 London Women's 470 World Championships 2012 Barcelona Women's 470 2005 San Francisco Women's 470 2011 Perth Women's 470 2015 Haifa Women's 470 2007 Cascais Women's 470 2014 Santander Women's 470 European Championships 2014 Greece Women's 470

Life

From Colchester, Essex, Clark started sailing at Dabchicks Sailing Club in an Optimist when she was eighth years old.^[1]

She came sixth in the 2008 Summer Olympics sailing in the 470 class with Christina Bassadone.^[2] She was set to sail with Sarah Ayton in the 2012 Summer Olympics, but Ayton retired to focus on her family life. Clark was then paired with Hannah Mills.^[3]

At the 2011 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta and the 2011 Weymouth & Portland International Regatta, Clark won a silver medal in the women's 470 event together with Mills.^[4] At the 2012 470 World Championships in Barcelona, Mills and Clark claimed gold despite having suffered a black flag disqualification in the very first race of the championships.^[5]

Saskia was awarded a Honorary MSc in 2013 and an Honorary Doctorate in 2017 by the University of Chichester.^[6]

Clark was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to sailing.^[7]