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Ben Ainslie's Olympic medals – in pictures

Ben Ainslie: Ben Ainslie of Great Britain takes olympic silver at 1996 Atlanta games
Ben Ainslie gets his first Olympic medal, a silver in the Laser class at the 1996 Atlanta Games Photograph: Getty Images/Getty Images
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Ainslie's Laser class boat is lifted into the air after he wins the gold at the Sydney Games in 2000 Photograph: Mark Dadswell/Getty Images
Ben Ainslie: Ben Ainslie kisses his gold medal after his win in the Finn at Athens 2004
Ainslie kisses his gold medal after his win in the Finn sailing class at Athens 2004 Photograph: Peter Andrews/Reuters
Ben Ainslie: Ben Ainslie celebrates winning gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Ainslie celebrates winning a gold medal in the Finn at the 2008 Beijing Olympics Photograph: Herbert Knosowski/AP
Ben Ainslie: Ben Ainslie chases Denmark's Jonas Hogh-Christensen
Ainslie chases his gold medal rival, Denmark's Jonas Hogh-Christensen, in the Finn class in Weymouth Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images
Ben Ainslie: Ben Ainslie celebrates getting his fifth Olympic gold medal
He celebrates his fifth Olympic medal and fourth gold after his victory in the Finn medal race in Weymouth Photograph: Getty Images/Getty Images
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