David Smith (sailor)
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Full name | David James Smith | |||||||||||||
Born | October 31, 1925 Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. | |||||||||||||
Died | March 8, 2014 Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 88)|||||||||||||
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David James "Dave" Smith (October 31, 1925 – March 8, 2014)[1] was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and won a gold medal in the 5.5-meter class with the boat Minotaur. Smith was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and died in Peabody, Massachusetts.[2]
References[]
- ^ "David Smith's obituary". legacy.com.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dave Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
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- 1925 births
- 2014 deaths
- American male sailors (sport)
- Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in sailing
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- American sailing Olympic medalist stubs