Thomas Glen-Coats

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Men's Sailing
Olympic medal record
Gold	1908 London	12 metre class

Thomas Coats Glen Glen-Coats (born May 5, 1878 - died March 7, 1954) was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

He was a crew member of the British boat Hera, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class.

Thomas Glen-Coats was an illustrious designer who worked for A Mylne & Co as a Naval Architect and produced some wonderful race winning yachts. Specialising in the metre class after completing his apprenticeship Coats was considered a fantastic designer in his own right. Born into the famous Coats cotton dynasty of Paisley he was used to owning yachts and owned many that he had designed himself. His most famous victory is surely winning Gold for Great Britain in the 1908 Olympics. Contested in his home waters of the Clyde, sailing onboard ‘Hera’, Glen-Coats pushed the Alfred Mylne designed yacht ‘Mouchette’ into Silver medal position. A one two at the Olympics for A Mylne & Co. http://www.mylne.com