Douglas Buxton
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| bronze | Melbourne 1956 | 5.5 m class |
Douglas Raymond "Doug" Buxton (born February 12, 1917 in Melbourne , † 1984 ibid) was an Australian sailor .
successes
Douglas Buxton took part in the Olympic Games twice. In 1952 he started in Helsinki as a crew member of Jock Sturrock im Drachen and finished the regatta in twelfth place. In the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne , he joined in the 5.5 meter class next Devereaux Mytton again as a crew member of Skipper Jock Sturrock. The three Australians won one of the seven races with their boat Buraddoo and finished third with 4022 points, just 28 points behind the second-placed British skipper Robert Perry . The Swedish boat led by Lars Thörn became Olympic champion . In addition to the silver medal of John Scott and Rolly Tasker , who finished second in the Sharpie , this was the first medal win by Australian sailors at the Olympic Games.
Web links
- Douglas Buxton in the database of World Sailing (English)
- Douglas Buxton in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Douglas Buxton at the Australian Olympic Committee (English)
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| SURNAME | Buxton, Douglas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Buxton, Douglas Raymond (full name); Buxton, Doug |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Melbourne , Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1984 |
| Place of death | Melbourne , Australia |