John Bertrand (sailor, 1956)
| John Bertrand medal table |
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 United States
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| Olympic games | ||
| silver | Los Angeles 1984 | Finn dinghy |
| World championships | ||
| gold | Kiel 1976 | laser |
| gold | Cabo Frio 1977 | laser |
| gold | Manzanillo 1978 | Finn dinghy |
| silver | Weymouth 1979 | Finn dinghy |
| silver | Auckland 1980 | Finn dinghy |
John Joseph Bertrand (born March 22, 1956 in San Mateo ) is a former American sailor .
successes
John Bertrand took part in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles in the Finn-Dinghy boat class . He finished second with 37 points behind Russell Coutts , who got 34.7 points, and just ahead of Terry Neilson , who finished the regatta with 0.7 points more than Bertrand. At World Championships in 1976 in Kiel and 1977 in Cabo Frio , Bertrand won the title in the laser , as well as in 1978 in Manzanillo in the Finn dinghy. In addition, he won silver in the Finn in 1979 in Weymouth and 1980 in Auckland . In 1987 he was a participant in the Louis Vuitton Cup .
He should not be confused with the Australian sailor of the same name, ten years older than John Bertrand , who also won Olympic medals in the Finn-Dinghy boat class and celebrated World Cup successes.
Web links
- John Bertrand in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bertrand, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bertrand, John Joseph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Mateo , United States |