Ernest Cribb

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Ernest Cribb sailing
Nationality: Canada 1868Canada Canada
Birthday: 4th August 1885
Place of birth: Havant , United Kingdom
Date of death: August 18, 1957
Place of death: Vancouver
Society: Royal Vancouver Yacht Club
Boat classes: 8 meter class
Medal table
Olympic games 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
silver Los Angeles 1932 8 meter class

Ernest Frank "Jack" Cribb (born August 4, 1885 in Havant , United Kingdom , † August 18, 1957 in Vancouver ) was a Canadian sailor .

successes

Ernest Cribb, of the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club sailed, won in 1932 in Los Angeles at the Olympic Games in the 8-meter class silver medal. He was a crew member of the boat Santa Maria , led by skipper Ronald Maitland , which finished all four races in second place, behind the only other boat, the Angelita from skipper Owen Churchill from the United States. In addition to Cribb, the crew of the Santa Maria also included Peter Gordon , George Gyles , Harry Jones and Hubert Wallace .

He worked for Grand Trunk Railway in the Klondike region and in Eastern Canada. During the Second World War he worked as a foreman in a shipyard where numerous warships were built. After all, he was employed in management at the West Coast Salvage & Contracting shipyard in Vancouver.

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personal data
SURNAME Cribb, Ernest
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cribb, Ernest Frank (full name); Cribb, Jack
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian sailor
DATE OF BIRTH 4th August 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Havant , United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH August 18, 1957
Place of death Vancouver , Canada