Iain MacDonald-Smith

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameIain Somerled•MacDonald-Smith
Used nameIain•MacDonald-Smith
Born3 July 1945 in Oxford, England (GBR)
Measurements190 cm / 82 kg
NOC Great Britain
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Iain MacDonald-Smith first teamed-up with Rodney Pattisson in 1967, when they finished second in the British championships. With Pattisson as helmsman and MacDonald-Smith as crew, it proved to be a highly successful partnership and together they won three World, two European and three British titles. At the 1968 Olympics, they entered the ultra-modern Superdocious and won the gold medals with the most overwhelming victory ever achieved in any class in the history of Olympic yachting.

Iain MacDonald-Smith, who was educated at Marlborough and Selwyn College, Cambridge, before becoming a solicitor, was only a reserve for the 1972 Olympics but he competed again in 1976, finishing 13th in the Soling Class.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1968 Summer Olympics Sailing GBR Iain MacDonald-Smith
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open (Olympic) Rodney Pattisson 1 Gold
1976 Summer Olympics Sailing GBR Iain MacDonald-Smith
Three Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic) Great Britain 13