sailor december nicknamed english sailor won gold medal summer olympics beijing crew star class representing great_britain simpson killed training career simpson started competitive sailing career laser class switching heavier finn class claimed bronze medal sailing world championships finn class training partner took gold great_britain topping medal table simpson moved man star class lifelong friend won bronze medal sailing world championships qualify summer olympics pair won gold medal beijing star class winning olympic gold simpson took break star sailing america cup won star world championships rio_de_janeiro simpson podium meeting including gold competed olympic games star class failing defend title despite lead competition winning silver medal star class removed olympic sailing disciplines simpson turned attention moving san_francisco train march known attention detail preparing boat obtain best possible performance death simpson killed training 34th america cup swedish team yacht aboard capsized near yacht foot rigid wing like sail turning bearing away flipped broke pieces simpson trapped underneath hulls approximately minutes attempts revive doctors afloat subsequently ashore unsuccessful cause accident unknown investigation initiated united_states_coast_guard involved san_francisco police management aftermath accident safety concerns raised new class chosen compete america cup second accident involving class october capsized training causing substantial damage injuries writing new_york_times described class high speed high risk heads british olympic sailing team commented high powered loads huge boats waters sailing lot loads lot equipment new lot things tested sailing journalist writing independent stated seen death traps simpson sailor killed training steward knocked overboard drowned spanish sailor died struck head piece equipment detached early june announced programme events significantly reduced response simpson death later month review committee presented proposed modifications event international jury committee deemed necessary fulfilled order event ahead altogether performance director described simpson huge inspiration nation tributes paid fellow sailors sport shooter director elite performance british foreign secretary funeral held abbey home town honours simpson appointed member order british empire new year honours personal life born surrey lived moved learned sail aged visiting grandparents later sailed father keith talent brought notice coached youth squad simpson attended mixed boarding school originated nautical college coaching students sailing navigation studied gaining degree economics addition sailing keen known character american animated series surname simpson described having determination focus diplomatic spoken survived wife sons
Andrew Simpson (sailor)