Jack Scholes
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Full name | John Edgar Scholes | ||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Jack | ||||||||||
Nationality | New Zealand | ||||||||||
Born | Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia | 2 September 1917||||||||||
Died | 15 July 1989 Auckland, New Zealand | (aged 71)||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6.1 ft) | ||||||||||
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Class(es) | Soling | ||||||||||
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Updated on 27 August 2017. |
John Edgar Scholes (2 September 1917 – 15 July 1989) was a sailor from New Zealand.
Scholes was born in Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia in 1917.[1] He represented New Zealand at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Scholes took 21st place in the Soling with Steve Marten as helmsman and Con Linton as fellow crew member.[2] Scholes died at Auckland, New Zealand, on 15 July 1989.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Scholes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "New Zealand Sailing at the 1972 München Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
Categories:
- 1917 births
- 1989 deaths
- New Zealand male sailors (sport)
- Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Soling
- Olympic sailors of New Zealand
- New Zealand yacht racing biography stubs