John Cuneo

John Cuneo

Nationality:

Australia

Birthday:

June 16, 1928

Place of birth:

Brisbane , Australia

Date of death:

2nd June 2020

Size:

168 cm

Weight:

66 kg

Boat classes:

Dragons

Medal table

Olympic games

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Olympic games
gold	1972 Munich	Dragons

John Bruce Cuneo (born June 16, 1928 in Brisbane , † June 2, 2020 ) was an Australian regatta sailor .

biography

At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City , Cuneo finished fifth along with Thomas Anderson and John Furgeson . At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich , he won the gold medal in the dragon boat together with Anderson and John Shaw .

He was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame Awards in 1986 , the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame in 2009 and the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame with Thomas Anderson and John Shaw in 2018 . Cuneo, who was married with four sons, died on June 2, 2020.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ Olympic champion John Cuneo won gold with borrowed sails. In: theaustralian.com.au. The Australian , June 4, 2020, accessed June 4, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Cuneo, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Cuneo, John Bruce (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Australian regatta sailor
DATE OF BIRTH	June 16, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH	Brisbane , Australia
DATE OF DEATH	2nd June 2020

[1] Olympic champion John Cuneo won gold with borrowed sails. In: theaustralian.com.au. The Australian , June 4, 2020, accessed June 4, 2020 .