Denis O'Neil (born 11 February 1936) 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 Australia. O'Neil 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 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 Jutland ...

. O'Neil took 16th 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 Robert Miller as helmsman and

Ken Berkeley Klaas "Ken" Berkeley (14 October 1929 – 30 July 2018) was a sailor from Australia. Berkeley represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Berkeley took 16th place in the Soling with Robert Miller as helmsman and Denis O'Nei ...

as fellow crew member. In 1975, O'Neil was part of the winning Soling team in the North American Championship and that same year, won the pre Olympic Regatta at Kingston. At the 1976 Montreal Olympics, he crewed in the Australian boat which finished eleventh 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 ...

class.

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1936 births Living people Australian male sailors (sport) North American Champions Soling Olympic sailors of Australia Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Soling Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Soling 20th-century Australian people {{Australia-yachtracing-bio-stub