MEDIA GUIDE 2012 Joe Glanfield

VOLVO: DRIVING BRITISH Profile 470Joe GlanfieldGIRLS

PROFILE Date of Birth: 6.8.79 Marital Status: Married to Emily Place of Birth: Sutton, Surrey Children: Four (Sophie 14, Finn 7, Sammy 4, Elijah 1) Residence: Exmouth, Devon – was a parent throughout all his Olympic campaigns Sailing Bio First learnt to sail: Joe was seven when he first ventured out on to the water Class: Cadet Location: Exe Sailing Club, Devon Interesting fact: Joe is a massive Arsenal fan CV

Sailing History • First key achievement - winning the Cadet U15 Nationals. •  2004 – bounced back bounced back from the • Member of the National 420 Youth (U19) Squad (crew) - disappointment of Sydney four years earlier to claim the first 420 RYA Youth National champion and 420 class National of their two Olympic silver medals. champion. • 2005 – European Championship gold and World • 1997 – won 420 boys’ silver medal at ISAF Youth World Championship silver medals. Championships in Japan. A few months later teams up with • 2007 - Pre Olympic Regatta silver medal. Nick and Joe Nick Rogers in the 470 Olympic senior class. selected for their third Olympics to compete at Beijing • 1998 – finished 12th at ISAF World Championships in 2008. Dubai (Joe’s first major senior championship), which secured • Beijing 2008 - in Athens Nick and Joe were still in with a them their first Lottery funding. chance of gold going into the final race, but their medal race • 2000 – following an extended Olympic trials, a career best heroics – overcoming all the odds - in landing silver in China sixth at the 2000 ISAF Worlds saw Nick and Joe qualify for was much sweeter. Joe retires from Olympic sailing after Sydney 2000. Beijing. • Sydney 2000 - a month after his 21st birthday, Joe was • Combines coaching with education and business working competing at his first Olympics. The pair were fourth, with the Youth Sport Trust as a School Sport Ambassador missing out on bronze by one point on the last leg of the last and then as Performance Lifestyle Adviser to the Skandia race. Team GBR British sailing team. Also coaches various 49er • 2001 – won first World Championships medal – a silver in and 470 crews. Slovenia. • London 2012 – coach to selected women’s 470 pair and • 2004 - European Championship gold and World Team Volvo sailors and . Joe had Championship bronze medals. earlier coached and Saskia in their year-long 470 campaign before Sarah’s retirement in January 2011. CV

KEY Achievements 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Silver – men’s 470 (crew). 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Silver – men’s 470 (crew) World ranked number one team. Further Achievements 2008 Sail Melbourne – gold Worlds – 8th Hyères Olympic Classes Sailing Week – gold Europeans – 6th 2007 Worlds - 8th Skandia - gold 2006 Worlds – 10th 2004 Princess Sofia Regatta, Palma – gold Hyères Olympic Classes Sailing Week – bronze In winning a medal at every international event in this year (inc. at Worlds and Europeans) totalled 14 international medals between 2000 and 2004. 2003 Pre-Olympics, Athens – silver Worlds – 11th Europeans – 4th 2002 Europeans – bronze Worlds - 8th 1999 Sydney Harbour Pre Olympic Regatta – 4th 1997 470 National Championships – gold MEDIA CONTACTS

VOLVO AND SAILING Volvo began its global association with sailing in 1997, since then Volvo Car UK has sponsored sailing in the UK from the grass roots to the elite pinnacle of the sport. They have developed a sponsorship portfolio that includes Team Volvo, Bronze level sponsor and official car supplier to Skandia Team GBR, the Volvo RYA Youth Programme, Volvo RYA Champion Clubs and the Volvo Gill Championships. All the UK sponsorships support the pinnacle of Volvo’s global sponsorship, The Volvo Ocean Race.

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