Edward Leasks (born 18 May 1947) is a sailor from Portsmouth, Great Britain, who represented his country at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

in Los Angeles, United States as crew member in the Soling. With helmsman Chris Law and fellow crew member

Jeremy Richards Jeremy Richards (born 30 January 1956) is a sailor from Empingham, Great Britain, who represented his country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States as crew member in the Soling. With helmsman Chris Law and fellow crew member ...

they took the 4th place. Edward took also part in 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 ...

in Busan, South Korea. With helmsman Lawrie Smith and again with fellow crew member

they took the also 4th place.

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Living people 1947 births Sailors at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Soling Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Soling Olympic sailors for Great Britain Sportspeople from Portsmouth British male sailors (sport) {{UK-yachtracing-bio-stub