Steven Mitchell (born 10 February 1970 in Dorking

Dorking

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, Surrey

Surrey

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) is a British sailor

Sailor

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. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 in Athens

Athens

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 and finished 6th in the double-handed Star class with Iain Percy

Iain Percy

Iain Bryden Percy OBE is a British sailor and double Olympic champion.-Sailing competitions:Percy competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he won a gold medal in the Finn class...

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The same team won the 2002 Star World Championships in Los Angeles, and medalled in the next 3 world championships and won the gold medal at the 2005 European Championship.
They were also number one in the ISAF sailing world rankings in 2003.