Gordon Norton (November 2, 1924 – June 18, 2018) was a Canadian
yacht racer and Commodore of the
Royal Canadian Yacht Club in 1975–1976. He competed in the
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...
as part of the Argo II crew who finished
fifth in the
Dragon
A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...
class under skipper
Sandy MacDonald
John Alexander Lindsay Macdonald, (born 10 May 1954) is a former Australian politician. He was member of the Australian Senate from 1993 to 1998, and again from 2000 to 2008, representing the state of New South Wales for the National Party.
...
and with crew member
Lynn Watters.
References
1924 births
2018 deaths
Sailors (sport) from Toronto
Canadian male sailors (sport)
Olympic sailors for Canada
Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Dragon
University of Toronto alumni
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