John Anderson (sailor)

Medal record
Competitor for  Australia
Men's sailing
Olympic Games
Gold Munich 1972 Star

John Edward Anderson OAM[1] (born 24 July 1939) is an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he received a gold medal in the star class, together with David Forbes.[2][3] He is the twin brother of Thomas Anderson.

On 26 January 1987, Anderson was awarded the Medal of Order of Australia in "recognition of service to sailing".[4] On 14 July 2000, Anderson was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for "services to sailing, particularly youth and offshore".[5]

References

  1. ^ John Anderson OAM - Sailing, Sport Australia Hall of Fame
  2. ^ "1972 Summer Olympics – München, Germany – Sailing" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 18, 2008)
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ "John Edward Anderson". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=887218&search_type=simple&showInd=true. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 
  5. ^ "John Edward Anderson". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=985912&search_type=advanced&showInd=true. Retrieved 31 December 2012.