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Team Volvo for life and Volvo sailing sponsorship programme
Volvo Car UK has been a key sponsor of British sailing since 1999, supporting everything from youth development at grass roots through to Britain’s top sailors at the pinnacle of the sport.
Volvo has invested in a group of top inspirational British athletes under the banner of Team Volvo for life since 2001 winning 6 Olympic medals, (4 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze) since Volvo started their support.
Athens 2004
Ben Ainslie – gold medal in the Finn class
Shirley Robertson, Sarah Ayton and Sarah Webb – gold medal in the Yngling class
Chris Draper and Simon Hiscocks – bronze medal in the 49er class
Beijing 2008
Ben Ainslie – gold medal in the Finn class
Paul Goodison – gold medal in the Laser class
Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield – silver medal in the 470 class
Volvo is also a bronze sponsor of Skandia Team GBR. Great Britain is the world's top Olympic Classes sailing nation with the British team sailors topping the medal table at the past three Olympic Games in 2000, 2004 and 2008.
Volvo Youth Sailing
Volvo supports the RYA Volvo Youth Squad, the RYA Volvo Youth National Championships along with all nine RYA Volvo Zone and Home Country Championships and the Volvo RYA Champion Club programme along with the annual Volvo RYA Dinghy Show. Outside of the RYA they support the Optimist class which is a rearing-ground for young sailing hopefuls, giving them the opportunity to compete in sponsored events right across the UK.