Adrian Stead

{{short description|Olympic sailor from Great Britain}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox sailor | name = Adrian Stead<ref name="Sports-Reference" /> | image = | image_size = | caption = | native_name = | birth_name = | fullname = Adrian George Curry Stead | nickname = | nationality = {{GBR}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|2|20|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Poole]] | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.75|m|ft|abbr=on}} | weight = | classes = [[Soling]] | club = [[Parkstone Yacht Club]] | collegeteam = | coach = | medaltemplates = | show-medals = | updated = 29 February 2020 }}

'''Adrian Stead''' (born 20 February 1967) is a sailor from [[Poole]], [[Great Britain]]. who represented his country at the [[Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Soling|1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]], [[United States]] as crew member in the [[Soling]]. With helmsman [[Andy Beadsworth]] and fellow crew member [[Barry Parkin]] they took the 4th place.<ref name="OS1996" />

He went on to become one of Britain's most successful yachtman winning pinnacle offshore events like the Rolex Fastnet Race and also multiple World Championships titles including the following: * 1998 [[Farr 40 World Championship]] * 2007 [[Farr 40 World Championship]] * 2008 [[Farr 40 World Championship]] * 2010 [[TP52 World Championship]] * 2011 [[TP52 World Championship]] * 2013 [[Swan 60 OD World Championship]] * 2013 [[TP52 World Championship]] * 2016 [[RC44 World Championship]] * 2025 [[ORCi World Championships]]

==References== <references>

<ref name = Sports-Reference>{{cite web |url = http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/adrian-stead-1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121109033211/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/adrian-stead-1.html |archive-date = 9 November 2012 |title = Adrian Stead Bio, Stats, and Results |publisher = Sports-Reference.com |work = Olympic Sports |accessdate = 29 February 2020 |url-status = live |df=dmy }}</ref> <ref name = OS1996>{{cite web | url = https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/36188/rec/78 | title = Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, v.3 | year = 1996 | format = PDF | accessdate = 28 February 2020 }}</ref>

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==External links== * {{World Sailing|id=GBRAS66|www=adrian-adrian-stead|name=Adrian Adrian Stead}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120724165407/http://members.sailing.org/biog.php?id=GBRAS66 archive]) * {{Olympics.com|adrian-george-curry-stead|Adrian George Curry Stead}} * {{Olympedia|63754|Adrian Stead}}

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