David Giles (sailor)

{{short description|Australian sailor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}} '''David Giles''' (born 27 November 1964) was an Australian competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the [[Star (sailboat)|Star class]] at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta]], together with [[Colin Beashel]].<ref name=sref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/david-giles-1.html |title=David Giles |publisher=Sports-reference.com |access-date=5 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105075228/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/david-giles-1.html |archive-date=5 November 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He competed with [[Colin Beashel]] in the Star class sailing at every Olympic regatta from [[1992 Summer Olympics|Barcelona 1992]] through to [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens 2004]].<ref>[http://corporate.olympics.com.au/athlete/david-giles Australian Olympic Committee profile]</ref> He was an [[Australian Institute of Sport]] scholarship holder.<ref>[http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/achievements/olympics AIS at the Olympics] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606223207/http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/achievements/olympics |date=6 June 2011 }}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}} {{Footer World Champions Star}} {{Footer European Champions Star}}

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