Alan Morgan (sailor)
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Alan C. Morgan (born March 30, 1909 in Los Angeles , California , † June 22, 1984 in Rancho Mirage , Riverside County , California) was an American sailor and Olympic champion .
life and career
Morgan attended college at the University of Washington .
He began his professional career at the Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach and as a test pilot for the Menasco Motors Company and Loughead Bros., which later became Lockheed . He also worked as a cargo pilot for Transcontinental Air Transport, the predecessor of Trans World Airlines (TWA). In 1940 he moved to Northrop Corporation , where he later became a vice president; In 1970 he retired.
Morgan was a member of the California Yacht Club. At the age of 23 he took part in the 10th Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 1932 and won the gold medal with eight points as a crew member of the Angelita von Owen Churchill , in the mixed 8-meter class - in front of the Canadian team on board the Santa Maria with four points. The four sailing competitions took place between August 5 and 8, 1932 in the port of Los Angeles , the "Port of Los Angeles" in the Bay of San Pedro ; there were only two boats in this class and therefore no bronze medal. In addition to Morgan and Churchill, Angelita 's US team included John Biby , Alphonse Burnand , Kenneth Carey , William Cooper , Pierpont Davis , Karl Dorsey , John Huettner , Thomas Webster , Robert Sutton and Richard Moore .
He was a member of the "Quiet Birdmen", an association of well-known aviators, and the Safari Club International (SCI).
Morgan lived at Thunderbird Country Club near Palm Springs after his retirement ; he died of cancer at the age of 75 and was survived by his wife Ruby.
literature
- Games of the Xth Olympiad, Los Angeles, 1932, Official Report ( en , PDF) LA84 Foundation / IOC. S. 611. 1933. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
Web links
- Alan Morgan in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Alan C. Morgan on olympic.org. Retrieved July 5, 2019 . (English)
- UPI: Alan C. Morgan. Retrieved July 5, 2019 . (English)
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| SURNAME | Morgan, Alan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morgan, Alan C. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 22, 1984 |
| Place of death | Rancho Mirage , Riverside County , California |