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Sailing At The 1968 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman
The Flying Dutchman was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program in Acapulco Acapulco de Juárez (), commonly called Acapulco ( , also , nah, Acapolco), is a city and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, south of Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semicircular bay and has bee .... Seven races were scheduled. 62 sailors, on 30 boats, from 30 nations competed. Results DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified 13px = Male, 13px = Female Daily standings Conditions at Acapulco Of the total of three race areas were needed during the Olympics in Acapulco. Each of the classes was new Olympic scoring system. Notes References * * * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Flying Dutchman Flying Dutchman Flying Dutchman (dinghy) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodney Pattisson
Rodney Stuart Pattisson, MBE (born 5 August 1943) is a British yachtsman. He is a double Olympic gold medalist in sailing won at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and 1972 Munich Olympics both in the Flying Dutchman class. He also won a silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics in the same class to become Great Britain’s most successful Olympic yachtsman until Ben Ainslie overtook him with 3 gold medals and a silver medal at four different Olympic Games at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Pattisson was a member of Itchenor Sailing Club. Sailing career Pattisson was born in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, where his father was posted as an airman during World War II. His family left Scotland just two months after Rodney's birth, and he has never lived in Scotland since then.Pattison doesn't consider himself to be ethnically "Scottish." However, with his consent, he was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. However, he found it made it hard to convince people of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acapulco
Acapulco de Juárez (), commonly called Acapulco ( , also , nah, Acapolco), is a city and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, south of Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semicircular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico's history. It is a port of call for shipping and cruise lines running between Panama and San Francisco, California, United States. The city of Acapulco is the largest in the state, far larger than the state capital Chilpancingo. Acapulco is also Mexico's largest beach and balneario resort city. Acapulco de Juárez is the municipal seat of the municipality of Acapulco. The city is one of Mexico's oldest beach resorts, coming into prominence in the 1940s through the 1960s as a getaway for Hollywood stars and millionaires. Acapulco was once a popular tourist resort, but due to a massive upsurge in gang violence and homicide numbers since 2014, Acapulco no longer attracts many foreign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzalo Fernández De Córdoba Larios , a name
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Gonzalo may refer to: * Gonzalo (name) * Gonzalo, Dominican Republic, a small town * Isla Gonzalo, a subantarctic island operated by the Chilean Navy * Hurricane Gonzalo, 2014 See also * Gonzalez (other) * Gonzales (other) * Gonsalves (other) * Gonçalves Gonçalves (; Portuguese for "son of Gonçalo") is a Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adílio de Oliveira Gonçalves (born 1956), Brazilian footballer * Ailton Goncalves da Silva (born 1973), Brazilian footballer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David James (sailor)
David James (born December 9, 1949) is an American sailor. He competed in the Flying Dutchman event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... References External links * 1949 births Living people American male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for the United States Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Sportspeople from Newport News, Virginia {{US-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob James (sailor)
Bob James (October 20, 1933 – December 13, 2016) was an American sailor. He competed in the Flying Dutchman event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... References External links * 1933 births 2016 deaths American male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for the United States Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman People from Mathews County, Virginia {{US-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelle Petterson
Pelle Helmer Petterson (born 31 July 1932) is a Swedish sailor and yacht designer. He is the son of Helmer Petterson and Norwegian-born Borgny Petterson (born Holm), and studied design at the leading Pratt Institute in New York from 1955 through 1957. He is probably best known for designing the Maxi brand of sailing boats, which are still among the most common sailing boats in Swedish waters. He also designed Volvo's successful sports car, the P1800, while he was a student of Pietro Frua. Petterson has three children. There is a line of sailing clothing and sports wear bearing the name Petterson, under the Brand Name ''Pelle P.'' which are designed by his daughter, Cecilia. His other daughter, Ulrika "Icka", lives in the U.S. and is married to Paul Cayard, an American yachtsman and professional sailor. Olympic medals and other yacht racing awards He won Olympic medals (bronze and silver) for Starboat racing in 1964 and 1972. He won the World Championship title in the Star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jörgen Kolni
Jörgen Kolni (born 19 July 1946) is a Swedish Olympic and World Class Sailor sailor. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... and several World Championships. References 1946 births Swedish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Sweden Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Tornado Sailors (sport) from Copenhagen Living people {{Sweden-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Kolni
Peter Kolni (born 27 June 1948) is a Swedish sailor. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the 1972 Summer Olympics, and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila .... References External links * 1948 births Living people Swedish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Sweden Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Tornado Sailors (sport) from Gothenburg {{Sweden-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Roberts (sailor)
Ralph Hamilton Roberts (26 September 1935 – 19 March 2023) was a New Zealand sailor and sports administrator. Biography Roberts was born on 26 September 1935 in Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand. Roberts went to the New Zealand at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and competed in the Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Finn, Finn class, where he came sixth out of 35 competitors. He travelled to the New Zealand at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as a reserve for the Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman, Flying Dutchman crew of Helmer Pedersen and Earle Wells, who went on to win Olympic gold. At the New Zealand at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he came eighth in the Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman, Flying Dutchman class. Roberts attended the New Zealand at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles as sailing manager, and his team won two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Smale
Geoffrey Andrew Smale (5 November 1924 – 9 April 2011) was a New Zealand yachtsman and a North Shore-based businessman. Sailing He represented New Zealand in yachting at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, coming 8th in the Flying Dutchman class. In 1958, he put New Zealand on the sailing map by winning the Prince of Wales cup at Cowes Cowes () is an English seaport town and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. Cowes is located on the west bank of the estuary of the River Medina, facing the smaller town of East Cowes on the east bank. The two towns are linked by the Cowes ..., Isle of Wight. Death In 2011, he died aged 86, when the DynAero microlight plane he was flying from Auckland to Ashburton crashed into ranges near Nelson. He began flying about three years prior to the accident.Tahana, Yvonne (12 April 2011)Olympians mourn best mate killed in air crash''The New Zealand Herald'', retrieved 8 August 2011 References 1924 births 2011 deaths Olympic sail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stewart Green
Stewart Green (born 1 August 1944 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former sailor who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... References External links * 1944 births Living people Sailors (sport) from Toronto Canadian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Canada Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman {{Canada-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Green (sailor)
Roger Green (born 2 June 1943 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former sailor who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... References 1943 births Living people Sailors (sport) from Toronto Canadian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Canada Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman {{Canada-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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