Stewart Morris
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Stewart Harold Morris , OBE (born May 25, 1909 in London , † February 4, 1991 in West Wittering ) was a British sailor .
successes
Stewart Morris took part in the 1948 Olympic Games in London with David Bond in the boat class Swallow and was in this Olympic champion . With 5625 points they took first place with their yacht Swift ahead of the Portuguese brothers Duarte Manuel and Fernando Bello and Lockwood Pirie and Owen Torrey from the United States. In both 1936 and 1952 he was a reservist for the British Olympic sailing team. He also won titles at European and British championships in various boat classes and was a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron .
Morris graduated from Trinity College , Cambridge . In 1944 he was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of the British Empire for his services as Commander of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve as part of the landing in Normandy .
Web links
- Stewart Morris in the database of World Sailing (English)
- Stewart Morris in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Morris, Stewart |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morris, Stewart Harold (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , UK |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th February 1991 |
| Place of death | West Wittering , United Kingdom |