Karl Dorsey

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Karl Dorsey sailing
Nickname: Shorty
Nationality: United StatesUnited States United States
Birthday: May 12, 1894
Place of birth: Lima , Ohio
Date of death: July 9, 1974
Place of death: San Diego
Society: South Coast Corinthian Yacht Club
Boat classes: 8 meter class
Medal table
Olympic games 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
gold Los Angeles 1932 8 meter class

Karl James "Shorty" Dorsey (born May 12, 1894 in Lima , Ohio , † July 9, 1974 in San Diego ) was an American sailor .

successes

Charles Dorsey, who for the South Coast Corinthian Yacht Club sailed, was in 1932 in Los Angeles at the Olympic Games in the 8-meter class Olympic champion . He was a crew member of the boat Angelita , led by skipper Owen Churchill , which won all four races, taking first place ahead of the only other boat, the Santa Maria from Canada. In addition to Dorsey and Churchill, the other crew members Pierpont Davis , John Biby , Alphonse Burnand , Thomas Webster , William Cooper , Robert Sutton , John Huettner , Alan Morgan , Richard Moore and Kenneth Carey received the gold medal. Four years later, Dorsey was again a crew member of Angelita under Churchill at the Olympic Games in Berlin , but did not get past tenth and last place with 20 total points at the regatta taking place in the Olympic harbor in Düsternbrook in Kiel . The Angelita achieved the best result with a fifth place in the seventh race.

Dorsey worked as an insurance agent for Pacific Mutual .

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personal data
SURNAME Dorsey, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dorsey, Karl James (full name); Dorsey, shorty
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American sailor
DATE OF BIRTH May 12, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Lima , Ohio , United States
DATE OF DEATH July 9, 1974
Place of death San Diego , United States