George O'Day
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Competitor for the United States | ||
Olympic Games | ||
Gold | 1960 Rome | 5.5 metre class |
George O'Day (19 May 1923 – 26 July 1987) was an American sailor, Olympic champion and world champion, and boat designer.
Sailor
O'Day received a gold medal in the 5.5 Metre class at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[1] He won the world champion title twelve times in various classes.
Boat designer
Together with the English boat designer Uffa Fox, O'Day co-designed the sailboat called "Day Sailer". The boat was inducted into the American Sailboat Hall of Fame in 2003.
References
- ↑ Profile: George O'Day sports-reference.com (Retrieved on 13 December 2008)