William Maddison
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William John Maddison (* 1882 in London , † June 10, 1924 in Westcliff-on-Sea ) was a British sailor .
successes
William Maddison, of the Royal Burnham Yacht Club sailed, was in 1920 in Antwerp at the Olympic Games in the 7-meter class Olympic champion . He was a crew member of the Ancora , whose crew also consisted of Robert Coleman and Dorothy Wright , which had only one competitor with the Norwegian boat Fornebo from skipper Johan Faye . The Fornebo won the first race, but the Ancora with skipper Cyril Wright , Dorothy Wright's husband, secured victory in the second and third races and thus finished the regatta in first place.
Like his father, Maddison was a contractor by profession.
Web links
- William Maddison in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Maddison, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maddison, William John (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , UK |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 10, 1924 |
| Place of death | Westcliff-on-Sea , United Kingdom |