Robert Sutton (sailor)

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Robert Sutton sailing
Nationality: United StatesUnited States United States
Birthday: April 27, 1911
Place of birth: South Pasadena
Date of death: September 13, 1977
Place of death: los Angeles
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

Robert Mandel "Bob" Sutton (born April 27, 1911 in South Pasadena , † September 13, 1977 in Los Angeles ) was an American sailor .

successes

Robert Sutton, 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 Sutton and Churchill, the other crew members Pierpont Davis , John Biby , Alphonse Burnand , Thomas Webster , William Cooper , Karl Dorsey , John Huettner , Alan Morgan , Richard Moore and Kenneth Carey received the gold medal. Four years later, Sutton was again a crew member of the 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.

Sutton was an electrical engineer by profession.

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personal data
SURNAME Sutton, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sutton, Robert Mandel (full name); Sutton, Bob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American sailor
DATE OF BIRTH April 27, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH South Pasadena , United States
DATE OF DEATH September 13, 1977
Place of death Los Angeles , United States