David Kelly (born February 4, 1955) is a

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 ...

from

United States Virgin Islands The United States Virgin Islands,. Also called the ''American Virgin Islands'' and the ''U.S. Virgin Islands''. officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and an unincorporated and organized territory ...

. Kelly represented his country at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

Kiel Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021). Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the J ...

. Kelly took 24th place in the

Soling The Soling is an open keelboat that holds the World Sailing "International class" status. The class was used from the 1972 Olympics (Kiel) until the 2000 Olympics (Sydney) as " Open Three Person Keelboat". Besides the Olympic career of the Soli ...

with

Dick Holmberg Richard J. Holmberg (March 17, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois – December 30, 2003 in Nellysford, Virginia) was a sailor from United States Virgin Islands. Holmberg represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Holmberg took 24th pla ...

as helmsman and David Jones as fellow crew member.

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* * * 1955 births Living people United States Virgin Islands male sailors (sport) American male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for the United States Virgin Islands Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Soling {{USVirginIslands-yachtracing-bio-stub