Carl Van Duyne (May 30, 1946 – February 28, 1983) was an American

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

. He won the

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with the

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sailing team in 1966, and competed in the Finn 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 ...

. A resident of

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, Van Duyne attended

Pingry School The Pingry School is a coeducational, independent, college preparatory country day school in New Jersey, with a Lower School (K–5) campus in the Short Hills neighborhood of Millburn, and a Middle (6–8) and Upper School (9–12) campus ...

and

."Young Sailor Races for Medal This Week at Olympic Games"
''The Item of Millburn and Short Hills'', October 17, 1968. Accessed March 14, 2022, via

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. "Carl Van Duyne of East Lane first sailed his own boat when he was six-years-old; this week the Princeton University graduate is pitting his seamanship and boat-handling ability against 50 of the world's best sailors.... During his high school years at the Pingry School, he completed in regattas and yacht club competitions at Mantoloking."

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* 1946 births 1983 deaths American male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for the United States People from Millburn, New Jersey Pingry School alumni Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Finn Sportspeople from Newark, New Jersey Princeton Tigers sailors {{US-yachtracing-bio-stub