David Dunlop (sailor)

David Dunlop

Nationality:

United Kingdom

Birthday:

December 22, 1859

Place of birth:

Rhu

Date of death:

September 3, 1931

Place of death:

Prestwick

Society:

Royal Clyde Yacht Club

Boat classes:

12 meter class

Medal table

Olympic games

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Olympic games
gold	London 1908	12 meter class

David Dunlop (born December 22, 1859 in Rhu , † September 3, 1931 in Prestwick ) was a British sailor from Scotland .

Hera and Mouchette during the 1908 Olympic regatta

successes

David Dunlop, of the Royal Clyde Yacht Club sailed, was in 1908 in London at the Olympic Games in the 12-meter class Olympic champion . In the regatta held on the Firth of Clyde in Scotland , only the two British boats Hera and Mouchette competed against each other in two races. The Hera , to whose crew Dunlop belonged, won both races, so that in addition to Dunlop and skipper Thomas Glen-Coats the other crew members John Aspin , John Buchanan , James Bunten , Arthur Downes , John Downes , John Mackenzie , Albert Martin and Gerald Tait die Gold medal received.

David Dunlop in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Dunlop, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British sailor
DATE OF BIRTH	December 22, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rhu , Scotland , United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH	September 3, 1931
Place of death	Prestwick , Scotland , United Kingdom