Terry Neilson
Terry Neilson medal table |
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Canada | ||
Olympic games | ||
bronze | Los Angeles 1984 | Finn dinghy |
World championships | ||
gold | Porto Cervo 1982 | laser |
silver | Anzio 1984 | Finn dinghy |
Pan American Games | ||
gold | San Juan 1979 | laser |
Terence "Terry" Neilson (born November 2, 1958 in Toronto ) is a former Canadian sailor .
successes
Terry Neilson took part in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles in the Finn-Dinghy boat class . He finished third with 37.7 points behind Russell Coutts , who got 34.7 points, and John Bertrand , who finished the regatta 0.7 points ahead of Neilson. At world championships in 1982 Neilson won the title in a laser in Porto Cervo , two years later he secured the silver medal in the Finn dinghy in Anzio . In 1979, he won the laser gold medal at both the open European championships and the Pan American Games in San Juan .
In 1987 he was the skipper of the Canadian yacht Canada II at the Louis Vuitton Cup .
Web links
- Terry Neilson in the database of World Sailing (English)
- Terry Neilson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Neilson, Terry |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Neilson, Terence (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian sailor |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 2, 1958 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto , Canada |