John Shaw (sailor)
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| Full name | John Cameron Shaw | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 May 1937 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 December 1995 (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Class | Dragon | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John Cameron Shaw (born 23 May 1937 – 23 December 1995)[1] was[2] an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class, together with crew members John Cuneo and Thomas Anderson.[3][4]
In 2018, Shaw was inducted to the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame alongside Cuneo and Anderson.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "John Shaw | Sport Australia Hall of Fame".
- ^ "John Shaw". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "1972 Summer Olympics – München, Germany – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Shaw". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "John Cuneo OAM, Tom Anderson, John Shaw". Australian Sailing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
External links
[edit]- John Shaw at World Sailing
- John Shaw at Olympics.com
- John Shaw at Olympedia
- John Shaw at the Australian Olympic Committee
- John Shaw at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame
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