# Adrian Stead

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Olympic sailor from Great Britain

Adrian Stead[1] Personal information Full name Adrian George Curry Stead Nationality United Kingdom Born (1967-02-20) 20 February 1967 (age 59) Poole Height 1.75 m (5.7 ft) Sailing career Sport Sailing Club Parkstone Yacht Club Class Soling Updated on 29 February 2020

**Adrian Stead** (born 20 February 1967) is a sailor from [Poole](/source/Poole), [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain). who represented his country at the [1996 Summer Olympics](/source/Sailing_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Soling) in [Savannah](/source/Savannah%2C_Georgia), [United States](/source/United_States) as crew member in the [Soling](/source/Soling). With helmsman [Andy Beadsworth](/source/Andy_Beadsworth) and fellow crew member [Barry Parkin](/source/Barry_Parkin) they took the 4th place.[2]

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](/source/Farr_40_World_Championship)

- 2007 [Farr 40 World Championship](/source/Farr_40_World_Championship)

- 2008 [Farr 40 World Championship](/source/Farr_40_World_Championship)

- 2010 [TP52 World Championship](/source/TP52_World_Championship)

- 2011 [TP52 World Championship](/source/TP52_World_Championship)

- 2013 [Swan 60 OD World Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Swan_60_OD_World_Championship&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 2013 [TP52 World Championship](/source/TP52_World_Championship)

- 2016 [RC44 World Championship](/source/RC44_World_Championship)

- 2025 [ORCi World Championships](/source/ORCi_World_Championships)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Sports-Reference_1-0)** ["Adrian Stead Bio, Stats, and Results"](http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/adrian-stead-1.html). *Olympic Sports*. Sports-Reference.com. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20121109033211/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/adrian-stead-1.html) from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-OS1996_2-0)** ["Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, v.3"](https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/36188/rec/78) (PDF). 1996. Retrieved 28 February 2020.

## External links

- [Adrian Adrian Stead](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor/adrian-adrian-stead?ref=GBRAS66) at [World Sailing](/source/World_Sailing) (archived, [alternate link](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor/?ref=GBRAS66)) ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20120724165407/http://members.sailing.org/biog.php?id=GBRAS66))

- [Adrian George Curry Stead](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/adrian-george-curry-stead) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [Adrian Stead](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/63754) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

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