# Marco Gradoni

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Italian sailor

Marco Gradoni Personal information Born (2004-03-24) March 24, 2004 (age 22) Rome, Italy Sailing career Sport Sailing Class(es) 470, Optimist

**Marco Gradoni** is an Italian [sailor](/source/Sailing_(sport)). He became the first [Optimist](/source/Optimist_(dinghy)) sailor in history to win three successive [World Championship](/source/Optimist_World_Championship) titles (2017, 2018 and 2019).[1] In doing so, Gradoni was awarded the [Rolex World Sailor of The Year Award](/source/World_Sailor_of_the_Year_Awards) in 2019, being the youngest ever recipient.[2][3]

As of June 2024, Gradoni is a helmsman for [Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli](/source/Luna_Rossa_Prada_Pirelli).

He won the 2021 mixed [470 Junior World Championships](/source/470_Junior_World_Championships) held in [Sanremo](/source/Sanremo).

In June 2023, Gradoni announced that he would pause his Olympic 470 campaign whilst he focused on the upcoming [2024 America's Cup](/source/2024_America's_Cup) for [Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli](/source/Luna_Rossa_Prada_Pirelli).[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Short list for World Sailor of the Year >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News"](http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2019/09/30/short-list-for-world-sailor-of-the-year/). *Scuttlebutt Sailing News*. 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2021-08-11.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Marco Gradoni becomes youngest Rolex World Sailor of the Year"](https://www.sail-world.com/news/223584/2019-Rolex-World-Sailor-of-the-Year). *www.sail-world.com*. Retrieved 2021-08-11.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Nixon, W. M. ["World Sailing's Bermuda Decisions Will have Longterm Significance as Young People Become the Real Adults"](https://afloat.ie/blogs/sailing-saturday-with-wm-nixon/item/44581-world-sailing-s-bermuda-decisions-will-have-longterm-significance-as-young-people-become-the-real-adults). *afloat.ie*. Retrieved 2021-08-11.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Vela, Giornale della (2023-06-28). ["Marco Gradoni: "I'll join the Anerica's Cup with Luna Rossa.""](https://www.giornaledellavela.com/2023/06/28/marco-gradoni-goodbye-olympics-im-doing-the-americas-cup-with-luna-rossa/?lang=en). *Giornale della Vela*. Retrieved 2024-06-23.

## External links

- [Marco Gradoni](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor?ref=ITAMG178) at [World Sailing](/source/World_Sailing) (archived current website)

- [Marco Gradoni](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://data-isaf.soticcloud.net/biog.php?memberid=612242) at [World Sailing](/source/World_Sailing) (archived former website)

v t e ISAF World Sailor of the Year (male) 1994: Blake & Knox-Johnston 1995: Coutts 1996: Schümann 1997: Goss 1998: Ainslie 1999: Kusznierewicz 2000: Reynolds & Liljedahl 2001: Scheidt 2002: Ainslie 2003: Coutts 2004: Scheidt 2005: Echavarri & Paz 2006: Sanderson 2007: Baird 2008: Ainslie 2009: Grael 2010: Slingsby 2011: Martínez de Lizarduy & Fernández 2012: Ainslie 2013: Belcher 2014: Spithill 2015: Burling & Tuke 2016: Lange 2017: Burling 2018: Kontides 2019: Gradoni 2020: not assigned 2021: Slingsby 2022: Tita 2023: Slingsby 2024: Botín & Trittel 2024: Charlie Dalin

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