James Wilkinson (born 28 February 1951) won a silver medal in
sailing for Ireland with partner
David Wilkins David Wilkins may refer to:
* David H. Wilkins (born 1946), American politician and ambassador
* David Wilkins (sailor) (born 1950), Irish sailor
* David Wilkins (orientalist) (1685–1745), Prussian orientalist
* David B. Wilkins, American law prof ...
at the
1980 Moscow Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
in the
Flying Dutchman class. The sailing events took place at
Pirita Yachting Club in
Tallinn,
Estonia.
Wilkinson is from Howth in County Dublin and studied mathematics at Trinity College Dublin.
See also
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Ireland at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Ireland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 44 competitors, 41 men and 3 women, took part in 34 events in 10 sports.
Archery
In Ireland's first appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, the nation was repr ...
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Ireland at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad ( 1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The ...
References
1951 births
Living people
Olympic sailors for Ireland
Irish male sailors (sport)
Olympic silver medalists for Ireland
Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman
Sailors at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman
Olympic medalists in sailing
Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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