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Nick Dempsey [1980-0] British
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Athlete, Olympic athlete


Nicholas Charles "Nick" Dempsey is a British windsurfer, who lives in Weymouth. He became the first man to win three Olympics medals in windsurfing when he won silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, adding to a silver won in the 2012 London Olympics, and a bronze from the 2004 Athens Olympics.


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Going to the Olympic Games is the greatest experience anybody could have, and you just don't want to let yourself down.
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The reality is being an Olympic windsurfer is bloody hard work, and it is a huge commitment.
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People who learn to windsurf, they're in it for life. It never gets boring. It's always different, amazing, exciting. It's such a wonderful feeling when you're ripping through the waves, feeling weightless.
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My dad had a board, and my older brothers windsurfed. I just wanted to do what my brothers did. I was seven, I think, and I was like, 'Can I go, can I go, can I go?,' and I've never turned back.
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As an athlete, my first Olympic experience was Sydney 2000. I remember seeing people getting medals, and I thought, 'Wow, that's where I want to be.'
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