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'''John Walter Leuchars''' (25 July 1852 – 20 September 1920) was a [[sailor]] from the [[Great Britain]],<ref name="B" /> who represented his native country at the [[Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre|1908 Summer Olympics]] in [[Ryde]], [[Great Britain]]. Leuchars took the 4th place in the [[6 Metre|6-Metre]].<ref name="A" />
'''John Walter Leuchars''' (25 July 1852 – 20 September 1920) was a [[sailor]] from [[Great Britain]],<ref name="B" /> who represented his native country at the [[Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre|1908 Summer Olympics]] in [[Ryde]], [[Great Britain]]. Leuchars took the 4th place in the [[6 Metre|6 Metre class]].<ref name="A" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62763 |title=John Leuchars |work=Olympedia |access-date=7 April 2021}}</ref>


==Sources==
==Sources==
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| last = Cook
|last = Cook
| first = Theodore Andrea
|first = Theodore Andrea
| year = 1908
|year = 1908
| title = The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report
|title = The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report
| publisher = British Olympic Association
|publisher = British Olympic Association
| location = London
|location = London
| url = http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1908/1908.pdf
|url = http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1908/1908.pdf
| access-date = 3 February 2015
|access-date = 3 February 2015
|archive-date = 16 January 2013
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130116164837/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1908/1908.pdf
|url-status = dead
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[[Category:Olympic sailors for Great Britain]]
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Latest revision as of 00:45, 7 February 2024

John Leuchars
Personal information
Full nameJohn Walter Leuchars
NationalityBritish
Born(1852-07-25)25 July 1852
Durban, Colony of Natal
Died20 September 1920(1920-09-20) (aged 68)
Durban, South Africa
Sailing career
Class6 Metre

John Walter Leuchars (25 July 1852 – 20 September 1920) was a sailor from Great Britain,[1] who represented his native country at the 1908 Summer Olympics in Ryde, Great Britain. Leuchars took the 4th place in the 6 Metre class.[2][3]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ "John Leuchars Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. ^ Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  3. ^ "John Leuchars". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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