John Anderson (sailor)

John Anderson

Nationality:

Australia

Birthday:

July 24, 1939

Place of birth:

Sydney , Australia

Size:

183 cm

Weight:

89 kg

Boat classes:

Star , Soling

Medal table

Olympic games	1 ×	0 ×
World championships	0 ×	1 ×
North American Championships	1 ×	0 ×

Olympic games
gold	1972 Munich	star
Sailing world championships
silver	1974 Sydney	Soling
North American Championships
gold	1975 Rochester	Soling

John Edward Anderson , OAM (born July 24, 1939 in Sydney ) is a former Australian regatta sailor .

biography

John Anderson was able to win the gold medal in the Star at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich together with David Forbes . His twin brother Thomas Anderson was also successful at the Games and became Olympic champion in the dragon boat. Four years later at the Montreal Games , Anderson and his Soling crew, who had become North American champions a year earlier, only finished eleventh.

On January 26, 1987, Anderson received the Medal of Order of Australia in recognition of his achievements in sailing.

Web links

John Anderson in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Anderson, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Anderson, John Edward (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Australian regatta sailor
DATE OF BIRTH	July 24, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sydney , Australia