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Šime Fantela
Šime Fantela, Croatian sailor born 1986 in Zadar, Olympic 470 gold medalist at Rio 2016 with Igor Marenić, later 49er world champion 2018 with brother Mihovil, competing in five Olympics from 2008 to 2024.
Sofia Toro
Sofía Toro (Sofía Toro Prieto-Puga), Spanish sailor born 1990 in A Coruña; Olympic gold in women's match race Elliott 6m at London 2012 with Echegoyen and Pumariega, 2013 world match race champion, later 470 competitor.
Steen Secher
Steen Klaaborg Secher (born 1959, Torsted, Horsens) is a Danish Soling sailor, Olympic gold medalist at Barcelona 1992 with Jesper Bank and Jesper Seier, and bronze medalist at Seoul 1988 with Bank and Jan Mathiasen.
Steve Erickson
Steve Erickson (Steven Richard Erickson, born 1961), American Star class sailor, 1984 Olympic gold medalist as crew for Bill Buchan, two-time Star world champion, five-time America's Cup veteran and Whitbread racer, distinct from other athletes named Erickson.
Stewart Morris
Stewart Harold Morris (1909-1991), British Olympic sailor; won 1948 London gold in the Swallow class with David Bond aboard Swift; record 12 Prince of Wales Cup wins; OBE 1944 for Normandy landing service in the RNVR.
Stuart Bithell
Stuart Bithell (born 1986, Rochdale) is a British sailor, 470 silver medallist at London 2012 and 49er Olympic gold medallist at Tokyo 2020 with Dylan Fletcher, now Emirates GBR wing trimmer in SailGP.
Sture Stork
Sture Stork (1930–2002), Swedish Olympic sailor, KSSS Stockholm. Won 5.5 Metre class gold at Melbourne 1956 on Rush V and silver at Tokyo 1964 on Rush VII, crewing for helmsman Lars Thörn; engineer at Atlas Copco.
Sumner White
Sumner Wheeler White III (1929-1988), American sailor and investment banker; with twin brother Ed won 1952 Helsinki Olympic gold in the 5.5-metre class aboard Complex II, helmed by Britton Chance.
Sven Thorell
Sven Gustaf Thorell (1888–1974), Swedish engineer and canoe designer, won Olympic sailing gold in the 12-foot dinghy at Amsterdam 1928, beating Henrik Robert, and placed ninth in the Snowbird at Los Angeles 1932.
Tamara Echegoyen
Támara Echegoyen (Xiquita), Spanish sailor born 1984 in Ourense; Olympic gold in Elliott 6m at London 2012 with Toro and Pumariega; four Games 2012-2024; 49erFX world champion 2016 and 2020; Paris 2024 flagbearer.
Tami Oldham Ashcraft
Tami Oldham Ashcraft (born 1960), American sailor and author of Red Sky in Mourning (reissued as Adrift); survived 41 days adrift after Hurricane Raymond wrecked the yacht Hazana in 1983, killing fiancé Richard Sharp; story adapted into the 2018 film Adrift.
Tell Wagle
Tell Wagle (Tellef Kristian Wagle, 1883–1957) was a Norwegian sailor who won gold in the 8 metre (1907 Rating) class at Antwerp 1920 aboard Irene, the event's only entrant.
Tessa Parkinson
Tessa Parkinson (born 1986, Perth) is an Australian 470 sailor who won Olympic gold in the women's two-person dinghy with Elise Rechichi at Beijing 2008, took 2008 Worlds bronze, and received the OAM in 2009.
Theresa Zabell
Theresa Zabell (Theresa María Zabell Lucas), Spanish sailor born 1965 in Ipswich, England; only Spanish woman with two Olympic golds, women's 470 at Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996; five world titles, Ecomar founder, MEP 1999-2004.
Thierry Peponnet
Thierry Peponnet (Thierry Péponnet), French sailor born 1959 in Le Havre; 470 dinghy specialist who won Olympic gold at Seoul 1988 and bronze at Los Angeles 1984 with Luc Pillot, later an America's Cup tactician and uncle of Kévin Peponnet.
Thomas Flach
Thomas Flach, German sailor born 1956 in Potsdam, two-time Olympic Soling gold medalist (Seoul 1988 for East Germany, Atlanta 1996), fourth at Barcelona 1992, crewing with Jochen Schümann and Bernd Jäkel.
Thomas Glen Coats
Sir Thomas Glen-Coats (1878–1954), Scottish sailor and 2nd Baronet of Ferguslie Park, won 1908 Olympic gold in the 12-metre class skippering Hera on the River Clyde, the only Olympic event held in Scotland.
Thomas Jacobsen
Thomas Jacobsen (born 1972) is a Danish sailor, Olympic Soling gold medalist at Sydney 2000 with Jesper Bank and Henrik Blakskjær, later Dansk Sejlunion sports manager 2010-2024; distinct from a Norwegian Paralympic skier and a Danish curler of the same name.
Thomas Johanson
Thomas Johanson (born 1969, Helsinki) is a Finnish sailor, 2000 Sydney Olympic gold medalist in the 49er with Jyrki Järvi, Laser world champion 1993, and Volvo Ocean Race helmsman, distinct from wrestlers and athletes of similar name.
Thomas Webster
Thomas Campbell Webster (1909–1981) was an American sailor of the California Yacht Club who won gold in the 8 metre class at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics aboard Angelita after serving as trials crew for runner-up Pierpont Davis.
Thor Ørvig
Thor Ørvig (1891–1965), Norwegian sailor from Kragerø and Bergens Seilforening; won 1920 Antwerp Olympic gold in the 12 metre (1919 Rating) class aboard Heira II with brothers Erik and Olaf Ørvig.
Thor Thorvaldsen
Thor Thorvaldsen (1909–1987), nicknamed Gullvaldsen, Norwegian Dragon-class sailor; Olympic gold 1948 and 1952 in Pan with Barfod and Lie, Norway's only 1948 champion; also competed 1936 and 1956.
Thoralf Glad
Thoralf Johan Glad (1878–1969), Norwegian sailor and KNS Oslo member; helmsman of Taifun, gold medalist in the 8 metres class at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, winning both races.
Thorleif Holbye
Thorleif Holbye was a Norwegian sailor with the Kongelig Norsk Seilforening of Oslo who won a gold medal in the 8 meter class at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.
Thorleif Kristoffersen
Thorleif Kristoffersen (Thorleif Asbjørn Kristoffersen, 1900–1971), Norwegian sailor; won 1920 Antwerp Olympic gold in the 8-metre (1919 rating) class aboard Sildra with Konow, Martiniuson, and Vik.
Timir Pinegin
Timir Pinegin (Тимир Алексеевич Пинегин, 1927-2013), Soviet Star-class sailor; with Fyodor Shutkov won Rome 1960 Olympic gold, the USSR's first in sailing, and competed in five Olympics.
Tom Burton
Tom Burton (born 1990) is an Australian sailor, 2016 Rio Olympic gold medallist and 2019 Laser World Champion, coached by Michael Blackburn; distinct from the British rower and American swimmer named Burton.
Tom King
Tom King (Thomas Jack King, born 1973, Melbourne) is an Australian sailor, 2000 Sydney Olympic gold medallist in the 470 dinghy with Mark Turnbull; distinct from the powerlifter Tom King and athlete Tom Kiely.
Tom Slingsby
Tom Slingsby is an Australian competitive sailor born in 1984. He won gold at the 2012 Olympics and the 2013 America's Cup as a strategist.
Torben Grael
Torben Schmidt Grael, Brazilian sailor born 1960 in São Paulo, first sailor with five Olympic medals (2 gold, Star class with Marcelo Ferreira), 2008/09 Volvo Ocean Race winner, Luna Rossa tactician, brother of Lars, father of Martine.