John Marshall Gorham
John Marshall Gorham (born November 25, 1853 in Tonbridge , Kent , † January 12, 1929 in Cranbrook , Kent) was a British motorboat driver .
At the Olympic Games in London in 1908 , Gorham took his boat, the Quicksilver , in the motorboat competitions in the B class over 40 nautical miles. In this class, only motor boats with a maximum length of 20 meters were allowed to start. The competing boat , the Gyrinus owned by Thomas Thornycroft , Bernard Redwood and John Field-Richards , initially looked equal, but after two laps it was able to pull away. After water ran into the Quicksilver , Gorham gave up after two laps. According to Herman de Wael, Gorham's wife was Sophia Gorham also a crew member.
The Quicksilver did not start in the other boat classes . After 1908, motor boats never became Olympic again.
Web links
- John Marshall Gorham in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gorham, John Marshall |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gorham, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British participant in Olympic motorboat competitions |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 25, 1853 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tonbridge |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 1929 |
| Place of death | Cranbrook , Kent |