Christopher Ian Timms (24 March 1947 – 19 March 2004) was a yachtsman from New Zealand. He won a gold medal at the

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, and a silver medal at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

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. Timms died in 2004 when the aircraft he was flying in crashed into the

Firth of Thames The Firth of Thames ( mi, Tikapa Moana-o-Hauraki) is a large bay located in the north of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the firth of the rivers Waihou and Piako, the former of which was formerly named the Thames River, and the town of ...

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* * * 1947 births 2004 deaths New Zealand male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Tornado Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Tornado Olympic gold medalists for New Zealand in sailing Olympic silver medalists for New Zealand Sportspeople from Christchurch Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in New Zealand Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 2004 {{NewZealand-yachtracing-bio-stub