Paul Goodison
Paul Martin Goodison MBE is an English Olympic gold medal-winning sailor.
Background
He studied at Southampton Solent University completing an Undergraduate degree in Maritime Studies following his Olympic success he was awarded also awarded an Honorary Doctorate in SportsSailing career
Laser class and Olympics
In March 2005, he was ranked 2nd in the world in the Laser, behind Robert Scheidt of Brazil, and ahead of Michael Blackburn of Australia and Mark Mendelblatt of the United States.File:Luke Patience, Hannah Mills, Saskia Clark & Paul Goodison - Olympic Parade - Weymouth & Portland.jpg|thumb|left|Luke Patience, Hannah Mills, Saskia Clark & Paul Goodison in the Olympic Parade at Weymouth & Portland in 2012
He won the gold medal in the Men's Laser class at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2009 he won the Laser World Championships, in Halifax, Canada. He also competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing 4th, and the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 7th.
Other World Championships
He has also won the following World Championships in Sailing:- 1st 2012 Melges 32 World Championship
- 1st 2013 Melges 20 World Championship
- 1st 2016 Moth World Championship held in Hayama, Japan
- 1st 2017 Moth World Championship held in Malcesine, Italy.
- 1st 2018 Moth World Championship held in Hamilton, Bermuda
America Cup
He then went to sail for New York Yacht Clubs – American Magic campaign in the 2021 America's Cup – Challenger Series where the team capsized compromising their campaign. Was also helmsman of their 2024 America's Cup campaign but was injured mid way through the Challenger Series in a none racing accident and had to be replaced.