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Ihor Matviyenko
Ihor Matviyenko (Ігор Григорович Матвієнко), born 1971 in Dnipro, Ukrainian sailor; 470-class Olympic gold with Yevhen Braslavets at Atlanta 1996, Ukraine's only sailing gold; later world and European champion, now coaching in Cyprus.
Iker Martinez
Iker Martinez (Iker Martínez de Lizarduy Lizarribar), Spanish sailor born 1977 in San Sebastián; 49er Olympic gold Athens 2004 and silver Beijing 2008 with Xabier Fernández, three 49er world titles, 2011 World Sailor of the Year, later Volvo Ocean Race skipper.
Ingar Nielsen
Ingar Nielsen (born 29 August 1885, Oslo) was a Norwegian Olympic sailor with Kongelig Norsk Seilforening who won gold in the 10-metre class aboard Eleda at Antwerp 1920 and gold in the 8-metre class aboard Bera at Paris 1924.
Ingolf Rød
Ingolf Rød (Ingolf Richard Rød, 1889–1963), Norwegian sailor from Tønsberg Seilforening; won Olympic gold at Antwerp 1920 in the 6 Metre class (1919 rating) aboard Jo with skipper Andreas Brecke and Paal Kaasen.
Ingvar Hansson
Ingvar Hansson (Gert Ingvar Severin Hansson), Swedish Olympic sailor born 1947 in Göteborg; crew for John Albrechtson, fourth at Munich 1972 and Tempest-class gold medalist at Montreal 1976.
Ioannis Malokinis
Ioannis Malokinis (Ιωάννης Μαλοκίνης, 1880–1942), Greek sailor on the battleship Hydra; won gold in the one-time 1896 Olympic 100 m freestyle for sailors at Piraeus in 2:20.4.
Jack Cropp
Jack Cropp (John Urquhart Cropp, 1927–2016), New Zealand sailor and boatbuilder who with Peter Mander won gold in the 12 m² Sharpie at Melbourne 1956 in the boat Jest, New Zealand's first Olympic sailing medal, decided on a countback after Australia's disqualification.
Jacques Baptiste Lebrun
Jacques Baptiste Lebrun, French sailor (1910–1996), 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold medalist in the singlehanded Snowbird dinghy; competed at five Games 1932–1960, later a boat designer and national technical director.
Jacques le Lavasseur
Jacques le Lavasseur, also recorded as Jean le Vavasseur, was a French sailor of Société Nautique de Marseille who won two 1900 Olympic gold medals in the 2-3 ton class aboard the yacht Ollé at Meulan, with a DNF in the open class.
Jacques Thube
Jacques Thubé (Jacques Marie Thubé, 1882-1969), French sailor from Nantes; won France's first Olympic sailing gold, 6m class aboard Mac Miche with brothers Gaston and Amédée at Stockholm 1912; introduced the Snipe dinghy to France around 1935.
James Bunten
James Clark Bunten (1875-1935) was a Scottish mechanical engineer and sailor of the Royal Clyde Yacht Club who won Olympic gold in the 12-metre class aboard Hera at the 1908 London Games, distinct from the modern MMA fighter of the same name.
Jan Østervold
Jan Østervold (Jan Olsen Østervold, 1876–1945), Norwegian sailor from Austevoll; won 1920 Antwerp Olympic gold in 12-metre (1907 Rating) class aboard Atlanta with brothers Henrik, Kristian, and Ole, the first brother foursome to win Olympic gold.
Jean Lesieur
Jean Lesieur (Jean Henri Eugène Lesieur, 1904–1943), French sailor, Olympic gold medalist in the 8-metre class at Amsterdam 1928 as crew aboard Virginie Hériot's L'Aile VI.
Jean-Yves Le Déroff
Jean-Yves Le Déroff, born 1957 in Morocco, is a French sailor who won the Tornado catamaran gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, crewing with Nicolas Hénard.
Jenny Armstrong
Jenny Armstrong (Jennifer Margaret Armstrong), born 1970 in Dunedin, is a New Zealand-born sailor who won 470 class gold for Australia with Belinda Stowell at Sydney 2000, the first Australian women's Olympic sailing medal, after finishing fourth for NZL at Barcelona 1992; now a Yachting NZ coach.
Jesper Bank
Jesper Bank (born 1957, Fredericia) is a Danish sailor, two-time Olympic gold medalist (Soling, 1992 and 2000) and 1988 bronze medalist, six-time world champion, America's Cup skipper, and director of Elvstrøm Sails.
Jesper Seier
Jesper Seier (born 1965, Fredericia, Denmark) is a Danish Soling sailor, Olympic gold medalist at Barcelona 1992 in the crew of skipper Jesper Bank with Steen Secher, and 1989 Soling European champion.
Jessica Watson
Jessica Watson (born 1993), Australian sailor who completed a 210-day solo, non-stop, unassisted circumnavigation in Ella's Pink Lady, returning 15 May 2010 at 16; Young Australian of the Year 2011, OAM 2012.
Jim Hunt
Jim Hunt (James Hawley "Sham" Hunt, born 25 July 1936, Boston) is an American sailor, 1960 Rome Olympics 5.5 Metre gold medalist crewing for George O'Day on Minotaur, 1968 Mallory Cup winner, and former CEO of O'Day Yachts.
Jim Weekes
Jim Weekes (James Higginson Weekes, 1911–1977), American sailor and Seawanhaka YC member; won 6-Metre gold at the 1948 London Olympics aboard Llanoria; US Navy executive officer in the Pacific during World War II.
Jo Aleh
Jo Aleh (Joanna Ayela Aleh, born 1986, Auckland) is a New Zealand sailor, four-time Olympian, and 470 gold medallist with Polly Powrie at London 2012 and silver at Rio 2016; later 49erFX with Molly Meech at Paris 2024.
Jochen Schumann
Jochen Schümann (born 1954) is a German sailor who won three Olympic gold medals between 1976 and 2000 and the America's Cup twice with Alinghi.
Johan Anker
Johan August Anker (1871–1940), Norwegian engineer and yacht designer, two Olympic sailing golds (1912 Magda IX, 1928 Norna), founder of Anker & Jensen, creator of the Dragon class and the Scandinavian S-rule.
Johan Friele
Johan Mohr Friele (1866-1927), Norwegian surgeon, gynecologist, and sailor from Bergen; won 1920 Antwerp Olympic gold in the 12 metres class as helmsman of Heira II.
Johan Hin
Johan Hin (Johannes Jozef Antonius Hin, 1899–1957), Dutch sailor from Haarlem; 1920 Olympic gold in the 12-foot dinghy Beatrijs III with father Cornelis and brother Frans; later a documentary filmmaker.
John Adams Morgan
John Adams Morgan (1930–2025), American investment banker and grandson of J. P. Morgan, won Olympic gold in the Three-Person Keelboat (6 Metre) aboard Llanoria at Helsinki 1952 and co-founded Morgan Joseph LLC.
John Albrechtson
John Robert Albrechtson (1936–1985), Swedish sailor and 1976 Montreal Olympic gold medallist in the Tempest class with Ingvar Hansson on Virrvarr; also 1966 Star world champion as Paul Elvstrøm's crew.
John Anderson (olympedia 61171)
John Edward Anderson (born 24 July 1939, Sydney), Olympedia athlete 61171, Australian sailor, twin of Tom Anderson; won Star class gold with David Forbes at Munich 1972 and placed 11th in Solings at Montreal 1976.
John Biby
John Edward Biby Jr. (1912–2002), American sailor and Douglas Aircraft executive; won 1932 Los Angeles Olympics 8-metre class gold aboard Owen Churchill's Angelita; also known as John Biby.
John Cuneo
John Cuneo (John Bruce Cuneo, 1928–2020), Australian sailor and 1972 Munich Olympic gold medallist in the Dragon class with Tom Anderson and John Shaw; also 1968 Olympian, 1974 America's Cup tactician, and OAM recipient.