- Mills becomes most successful female Olympic sailor in history
- Mills defends women’s 470 title won at Rio 2016
- GB sailors finish Games with three golds, a silver and bronze
Britain’s Hannah Mills became the most successful female Olympic sailor ever after the reigning champion and Eilidh McIntrye clinched the final sailing gold of the Tokyo Games in the women’s 470.
The 33-year-old Mills had said she and McIntyre – whose father, Mike, won gold in Seoul in 1988 in the Star class – were “feeling sick with nerves” as the final race approached. They quickly fell in behind Switzerland and remained second going into the final leg. They dropped down to fifth after rounding the final buoy but had done enough to extend their lead at the top to 16 points.
