Arthur Drummond Downes (23 February 1883, in

Kelvinside Kelvinside is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde and is bounded by Broomhill, Dowanhill and Hyndland to the south with Kelvindale and the River Kelvin to the north. It is an affluent area of Gl ...

, Glasgow – 12 September 1956, in

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) was a Scottish sailor who competed for the

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at the

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. Son of a Kelvinside paper merchant, Downes was qualified in medicine ( MA,

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) at the

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; he practiced first at Glasgow, then at Helensburgh for over forty years. He was a crew member of the Scottish boat ''Hera'', which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class. In 1920, Downes married Mary Angela, daughter of merchant James Young, of Rockmount, Helensburgh.The Lancet, vol. 196, J. Onwhyn, 1920, p. 225

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* * 1883 births 1956 deaths Scottish male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1908 Summer Olympics – 12 Metre Olympic sailors for Great Britain British male sailors (sport) Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in sailing Scottish Olympic medallists Sportspeople from Glasgow Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{UK-yachtracing-bio-stub